Dental hygienists provide preventive dental care, remove soft and hard deposits from teeth, and teach patients how to practice good oral hygiene.

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Medical records and health information technicians maintain patients' health information and medical charts, ensure all forms are properly completed, and communicate with other healthcare professionals to clarify diagnoses or get additional information.

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Home health aides help elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons live in their own homes instead of in a health facility. Most work with elderly or disabled clients who need more extensive care than family or friends can provide.

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Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep medical offices and clinics running smoothly. Medical Assistant perform both administrative and clinical duties that include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.

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Medical Laboratory Technicians examine and analyze body fluids, tissues, and cells. They look for bacteria, parasites, and other microorganisms; analyze the chemical content of fluids; match blood for transfusions; and test for drug levels in the blood to show how a patient is responding to treatment.

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Medical transcriptionists listen to dictated recordings made by physicians and other healthcare professionals and transcribe them into medical reports, correspondence, and other administrative material.

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Registered nurses (RNs) work to promote health, prevent disease, and help patients cope with illness. When providing direct patient care, they observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress; assist physicians during treatments and examinations; administer medications; and assist in convalescence and rehabilitation.

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Physical therapist assistants under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist in providing services that help improve mobility, relieve pain of patients suffering from injuries or disease.

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Support for the development of this material was provided by a grant under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Educaton Act Amendments of 1998 administered by the New York State Education Department.