牙科治療師主要負責在牙科醫生的督導下，為未滿18歲的病人執行下列牙科工作：
(a) 牙科檢查和預防性治療，包括洗牙、使用窩溝封閉劑、牙面氟化物劑及藥劑；
(b) 補牙和脫牙，並按情況使用局部麻醉藥；
(c) X光檢查牙齒、牙周組織及上下顎；以及
(d) 以個人或小組形式提供口腔衞生指導和牙齒健康教育。

(備註：
(1) 受聘人在工作時須穿着制服。
(2) 可能須在正常辦公時間以外工作。)

A Dental Therapist is mainly deployed on undertaking the following dental work on patients below the age of 18 under the supervision of Dental Officers –
(a) dental examinations and prophylactic treatment including scaling and polishing of teeth, application of fissure sealants, topical fluorides and medicaments;
(b) filling and extraction of teeth using local anaesthetic where necessary;
(c) radiographic examinations of the teeth and supporting structures and the jaws; and
(d) oral health instruction and education in dental health on an individual or group basis.

(Remarks:
(1) Required to wear uniform.
(2) May be required to work outside normal working hours.)