What is a Dental Therapist?

We have two Dental Therapists here at Courtney Dental, Julie and Ruth.

A Dental Therapist is a registered oral health professional who provides dental care to children and young adults to the age of 17 years.

Dental care of our young patients includes:

• Examinations of teeth and mouth including radiographs
• Diagnosis of dental disease and prepare an oral care plan to discuss with both our patient and parent/carer
• Restoring deciduous and permanent teeth
• Extraction of deciduous teeth
• Emergency care such as trauma and toothaches
• Providing preventative techniques such as fissure sealants + fluoride therapies
• Impressions for mouthguards (made here in surgery)
• Referring patients to other healthcare professions where patients require further treatment (ie orthodontics + oral surgery)
• Engaging in prevention and oral health care advice and promotion for both patients and within the wider community (ie classroom presentations)