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