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A dental therapist is a licensed dental auxiliary who specializes in treating children's teeth and oral hygiene. Local dental regulations determine the duties therapists are able to perform. Typically, therapists under the prescription of a dentist are licensed to examine children's teeth, administer restricted techniques of local anesthesia, take radiographs, provide sealants, scaling and cleaning in children. Also restoring primary teeth and vital pulp treatments such as pulpotomies.

Local dental regulations are constantly changing to include extended duties and exemptions for dental therapists.

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In the UK a dental therapist can treat children and adults, with direct restorations, oral hygiene treatment and extraction of deciduous teeth.

In the United States (Alaska and Minnesota) allow dental therapists to practice basic dental surgical procedures under the supervision of a dentist.

In Canada dental therapists to practice basic dental surgical procedures under the supervision of a dentist.

In Australia and New Zealand, therapists mainly work for state government (public clinics) and school dental programs, treating children's teeth. Regulation restrictions include: reading of periapical radiographs, restoring adult teeth in children above grade 10 and restoring non-vital teeth.

In Sri Lanka a dental therapy program was developed by New Zealand trained dental therapists as a result of the Colombo Plan. Dental therapists are allowed to work in school based clinics and maintain the dental hygiene in young Sri Lankans.

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