牙齿卫生和牙齿治疗与维护和管理口腔和牙齿健康以及预防口腔和牙齿疾病有关。这需要对整个身体的了解，对口腔的了解以及对社会影响力的理解以及精确的手工技能。牙科保健人员和治疗师是牙科团队的一部分，包括牙医，牙科护士和牙科技术人员。由牙科护士，卫生师，治疗师和技术人员组成的组称为牙科护理专业人员（DCP）。牙科保健师和治疗师必须遵守牙医提供的治疗计划。它们帮助患者发展并保持良好的口腔健康。他们通过修复牙齿（做填充）来做到这一点，对于儿童患者，他们还可以进行拔牙，牙髓治疗和不锈钢牙冠治疗。<br> BSc口腔健康科
A degree in Oral Health Sciences allows you to register as a dental hygienist and therapist. You'll become a skilled professional who is part of the dental team. Dental therapists care for oral health by preventing disease, promoting healthy lifestyles and treating gum disease and dental decay.<br><br>You will learn the fundamentals of the sciences that support dentistry and how they apply to clinical situations. You'll be practising skills in a simulated clinical environment and by the end of the first semester you will be ready to meet your first patients. You will be able to communicate professionally with them, understand their health issues and treat gum disease.