DC ▁scope ▁of ▁practice . ▁D ental ▁n urs es ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁carrying ▁out ▁dent al ▁procedures ▁are ▁li able ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁stat ut ory ▁G DC ▁register . ▁ ▁D ut ies ▁include : ▁▁ ▁taking ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁de cont am ination ▁of ▁instruments ▁ ▁maintain ing ▁dent al ▁operating ▁equipment ▁ ▁ens uring ▁that ▁all ▁relevant ▁materials ▁and ▁supplies ▁are ▁in ▁place ▁ ▁looking ▁after ▁patient ▁records ▁– ▁including ▁making ▁notes ▁when ▁the ▁dent ist ▁is ▁exam ining ▁a ▁patient ▁ ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁dent ist , ▁respond ing ▁quickly ▁to ▁requests ▁and ▁generally ▁keeping ▁the ▁surg ery ▁ready ▁for ▁use ▁ ▁Those ▁with ▁additional ▁training ▁or ▁skills ▁developed ▁during ▁their ▁care ers ▁can ▁undert ake ▁expanded ▁duties ▁that ▁may ▁include : ▁▁ ▁providing ▁or al ▁health ▁education ▁and ▁health ▁promotion ▁ ▁assist ing ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁patients ▁under ▁conscious ▁sed ation ▁ ▁assist ing ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁patients ▁with ▁special ▁needs ▁ ▁int ra - oral ▁phot ography ▁ ▁sh ade ▁taking ▁ ▁placing ▁rub ber ▁dam ▁ ▁meas uring ▁and ▁recording ▁pla que ▁indices ▁ ▁pour ing , ▁casting ▁and ▁trim ming ▁study ▁models ▁ ▁removing ▁s ut ures ▁after ▁the ▁w ound ▁has ▁been ▁checked ▁by ▁a ▁clin ician ▁ ▁apply ▁flu or ide ▁var n ish ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁programme ▁that ▁is ▁over seen ▁by ▁a ▁consult ant ▁or ▁special ist ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁dent al ▁ ▁health ▁setting ▁ ▁construct ing ▁occ lus al ▁registration ▁r ims ▁and