111 lines
5.3 KiB
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111 lines
5.3 KiB
Markdown
# Competences — dental practitioner
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Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e52b5707-7097-4dbc-ac61-054e917da241).
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## Essential
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- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
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- **advise on healthcare users' informed consent** (skill/competence)
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- **anaesthetics** (knowledge)
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- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
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- **apply organisational techniques** (skill/competence)
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- **carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures** (skill/competence)
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- **clinical disciplines in dentistry** (knowledge)
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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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- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
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- **contribute to continuity of health care** (skill/competence)
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- **correct temporomandibular joint abnormalities** (skill/competence)
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- **cosmetic dental procedures** (knowledge)
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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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- **dentistry science** (knowledge)
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- **develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship** (skill/competence)
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- **diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures** (skill/competence)
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- **differentiate between maxillofacial tissues** (skill/competence)
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- **discuss dental treatment options with patient** (skill/competence)
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- **educate on the prevention of illness** (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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- **fit dental appliances** (skill/competence)
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- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
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- **interact with healthcare users** (skill/competence)
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- **interpret findings from medical examinations** (skill/competence)
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- **keep records for dental prostheses** (skill/competence)
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- **lead the dental team** (skill/competence)
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- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
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- **manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia** (skill/competence)
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- **manage dental emergencies** (skill/competence)
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- **manage edentulous patients** (skill/competence)
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- **manage healthcare users' data** (skill/competence)
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- **manage infection control in the facility** (skill/competence)
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- **manage occlusion** (skill/competence)
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- **medico-biological and medical sciences related to dentistry** (knowledge)
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- **minimise occupational hazards in dentistry practice** (skill/competence)
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- **mouth anatomy** (knowledge)
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- **perform dental clinical examination** (skill/competence)
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- **perform multiple tasks at the same time** (skill/competence)
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- **perform oral health diagnosis** (skill/competence)
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- **perform reconstructive oral surgery** (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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- **provide instruction in orthodontic procedures** (skill/competence)
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- **provide periodontal treatment** (skill/competence)
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- **provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health** (skill/competence)
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- **refer healthcare users** (skill/competence)
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- **rehabilitate worn dentition** (skill/competence)
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- **respond to changing situations in health care** (skill/competence)
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- **restore teeths' natural colour** (skill/competence)
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- **select materials for orthodontic appliances** (skill/competence)
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- **supervise dental staff** (skill/competence)
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- **surgery** (knowledge)
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- **treat cases of malocclusion** (skill/competence)
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- **treat exposure of dental pulp** (skill/competence)
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- **treat snoring problems** (skill/competence)
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- **treat tooth decay** (skill/competence)
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- **undertake clinical audit** (skill/competence)
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- **use e-health and mobile health technologies** (skill/competence)
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- **use orthodontic tools** (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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- **write prescriptions for medication in dentistry** (skill/competence)
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## Optional
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- build community relations (skill/competence)
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- conduct continuing professional development workshops (skill/competence)
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- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
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- contribute to practice innovation in health care (skill/competence)
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- correct dentofacial deformities (skill/competence)
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- employment law (knowledge)
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- handle payments in dentistry (skill/competence)
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- impact of social contexts on health (knowledge)
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- inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
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- manage healthcare staff (knowledge)
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- organise public oral health programmes (skill/competence)
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- pedagogy (knowledge)
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- record healthcare users' billing information (skill/competence)
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- train employees (skill/competence)
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- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
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- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 47 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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- treatment planning — **57 %**
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- dental diagnosis — **23 %**
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- patient care — **19 %**
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### Responsibilities
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- patient care — **26 %**
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