2.9 KiB
2.9 KiB
Competences — dental hygienist
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d18deca3-3063-4970-9ddc-e3c70404a28c).
Essential
- accept own accountability (skill/competence)
- apply antibacterial substance to teeth (skill/competence)
- apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
- comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
- contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
- counsel on nutrition and its impact on oral health (skill/competence)
- deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
- deal with patients' anxiety (skill/competence)
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
- educate on oral healthcare and disease prevention (skill/competence)
- empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
- evaluate clinical outcomes of dental hygiene interventions (skill/competence)
- follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
- follow dentists' instructions (skill/competence)
- interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
- listen actively (skill/competence)
- manage infection control in the facility (skill/competence)
- perform dental charting (skill/competence)
- perform dental hygiene interventions (skill/competence)
- perform dental radiographs (skill/competence)
- polish dental restorations (skill/competence)
- promote health and safety policies in health services (skill/competence)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- provide health education (skill/competence)
- remove calculus, plaque and stains (skill/competence)
- respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
- use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)
Optional
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
- keep records for dental prostheses (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- use technical equipment for sterilisation (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 52 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- patient education — 35 %
- dental hygiene — 25 %
- dental cleaning — 21 %
- charting — 19 %
- patient assessment — 19 %
- patient screening — 19 %
Methods
- hipaa compliance — 19 %
Responsibilities
- patient education — 21 %