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SSOC 2024 unit

Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 2024

32510

Oral health therapist

Oral health therapist provides basic dental care services for the prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the teeth and mouth, as per care plans and procedures established by a dentist or other oral health professional. He/she provides oral health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management and preventive services. He/she collects data and administers comprehensive advice on oral hygiene and the care of the mouth, according to patients’ needs under the supervision of dental practitioners.

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

1

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

Official data

Official nameSingapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authorityDepartment of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authorityInland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
PurposeClassifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active versionSSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy levelUnit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Sourcehttps://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versionsSSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Oral health therapist provides basic dental care services for the prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the teeth and mouth, as per care plans and procedures established by a dentist or other oral health professional. He/she provides oral health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management and preventive services. He/she collects data and administers comprehensive advice on oral hygiene and the care of the mouth, according to patients’ needs under the supervision of dental practitioners.

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

•Ÿ  Dental hygienist •Ÿ  Dental therapist •Ÿ  Oral hygienist

Elsewhere

•Ÿ  General dentist, see 22611 •Ÿ  Dental prosthesis maker and repairer, see 32143 •Ÿ  Dental technician, see 32143 •Ÿ  Dental aide, see 53203

Hierarchy context

3→32→325→3251→32510 Oral health therapist

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

  • 32510 — Oral health therapist

ISCO-08

  • 3251 — Dental assistants and therapists

Alphabetical index entries

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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