Dental auxiliary

A dental auxiliary is any oral health practitioner other than a dentist & dental hygienist, including the supporting team assisting in dental treatment.^[1]^[2] They include dental assistants (known as dental nurses in the United Kingdom and Ireland), dental therapists and oral health therapists, dental technologists, and orthodontic auxiliaries. The role of dental auxiliaries is usually set out in regional dental regulations, defining the treatment that can be performed.

^ "dental auxiliary". Britannica. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
^ Purbay, Saurav; Kumari, Neha; Tanwar, Aditi Singh; Malik, Azhar; Jaiswal, Mishan Manohar; Nezam, Sumaiya (2019-08-28). "Perception of dental professionals regarding integration of dental auxiliary into dental health delivery system". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 8 (8): 2720–2723. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_355_19. ISSN 2249-4863. PMC 6753793. PMID 31548963.

[1] "dental auxiliary". Britannica. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

[2] Purbay, Saurav; Kumari, Neha; Tanwar, Aditi Singh; Malik, Azhar; Jaiswal, Mishan Manohar; Nezam, Sumaiya (2019-08-28). "Perception of dental professionals regarding integration of dental auxiliary into dental health delivery system". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 8 (8): 2720–2723. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_355_19. ISSN 2249-4863. PMC 6753793. PMID 31548963.

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Dental auxiliary

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