Assessor Resource
HLTOHC408A
Apply fluoride varnish
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit is intended to address skills and knowledge appropriate for health workers whose work roles may require the application of fluoride varnish in accordance with relevant jurisdictional, legislative and regulatory requirements
The unit applies to practitioners working in specific contexts, such as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers as well as nurses working in rural, remote and isolated areas
The work involves implementation of verbal or written individualised oral health care plans that have been prepared by, or under advice from, an appropriate registered oral health practitioner
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required by practitioners working in specific rural, remote and isolated areas and/or facilities to apply fluoride varnish products as prescribed in individualised oral health care plans and where approved within their designated role
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