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dental-practitioner Occupational skill for the role 'dental practitioner' (also: community dentist, dentist, principal dentist, conservative dentist, geriatric dentist, associate dental practitioner). Use when the user asks for typical dental practitioner work such as: Administer general and local anesthetics.; Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.; Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.

Dental Practitioner

Dental practitioners prevent, diagnose and treat anomalies and diseases affecting the teeth, mouth, jaws and adjoining tissues.

Core workflow

  1. Administer general and local anesthetics.
  2. Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
  3. Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
  4. Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
  5. Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
  6. Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
  7. Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
  8. Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • accept own accountability
  • advise on healthcare users' informed consent
  • anaesthetics
  • apply context specific clinical competences
  • apply organisational techniques
  • carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures
  • clinical disciplines in dentistry
  • communicate in healthcare
  • comply with legislation related to health care
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
  • contribute to continuity of health care
  • correct temporomandibular joint abnormalities
  • cosmetic dental procedures
  • counsel on nutrition and its impact on oral health
  • deal with emergency care situations

Hot technologies

Top tools from 47 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-11):

  • Denticon — 11 %
  • digital x-ray — 9 %
  • DentaPro software — 6 %
  • fiber-optic handpieces — 6 %
  • Panorex units — 6 %

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e52b5707-7097-4dbc-ac61-054e917da241), ONET 30.3 (29-1022.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*