Could you become an Oral Health Therapist or Dental Therapist?
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What this job is
An Oral Health Therapist or Dental Therapist delivers preventive and therapeutic oral health care to patients in dental clinics, schools, and community health settings across Australia. Working under the supervision or referral of a dentist, they perform clinical procedures including scaling, polishing, fluoride application, and temporary restorations, whilst providing patient education on oral hygiene and disease prevention. They maintain detailed patient records, sterilise instruments, and ensure compliance with infection control standards and AHPRA registration requirements.
Pay
A$2,210 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Accept own accountabilitycore
- Active Listeningcore
- Appointment Schedulingcore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Case Note Documentationcore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Health Record Administrationcore
- Health Terminology Literacycore
- HICAPS and Medicare Claiming Systemscore
- Medicare and DVA Billingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Practice Management Software (e.g., Best Practice, MedicalDirector)core
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Administer appointments
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
- Incident Reporting
- Referral Coordination
- Regulatory and Legislative Awareness
- Risk Identification
- Service Navigation and Referral
- Team Collaboration
- Written Communication