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5.3 KiB

Competences — dental practitioner

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e52b5707-7097-4dbc-ac61-054e917da241).

Essential

  • accept own accountability (skill/competence)
  • advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
  • anaesthetics (knowledge)
  • apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures (skill/competence)
  • clinical disciplines in dentistry (knowledge)
  • communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
  • contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
  • correct temporomandibular joint abnormalities (skill/competence)
  • cosmetic dental procedures (knowledge)
  • counsel on nutrition and its impact on oral health (skill/competence)
  • deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
  • deal with patients' anxiety (skill/competence)
  • dentistry science (knowledge)
  • develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
  • diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures (skill/competence)
  • differentiate between maxillofacial tissues (skill/competence)
  • discuss dental treatment options with patient (skill/competence)
  • educate on the prevention of illness (skill/competence)
  • empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
  • ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • fit dental appliances (skill/competence)
  • follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
  • interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • interpret findings from medical examinations (skill/competence)
  • keep records for dental prostheses (skill/competence)
  • lead the dental team (skill/competence)
  • listen actively (skill/competence)
  • manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia (skill/competence)
  • manage dental emergencies (skill/competence)
  • manage edentulous patients (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
  • manage infection control in the facility (skill/competence)
  • manage occlusion (skill/competence)
  • medico-biological and medical sciences related to dentistry (knowledge)
  • minimise occupational hazards in dentistry practice (skill/competence)
  • mouth anatomy (knowledge)
  • perform dental clinical examination (skill/competence)
  • perform multiple tasks at the same time (skill/competence)
  • perform oral health diagnosis (skill/competence)
  • perform reconstructive oral surgery (skill/competence)
  • promote health and safety policies in health services (skill/competence)
  • promote inclusion (skill/competence)
  • provide health education (skill/competence)
  • provide instruction in orthodontic procedures (skill/competence)
  • provide periodontal treatment (skill/competence)
  • provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health (skill/competence)
  • refer healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • rehabilitate worn dentition (skill/competence)
  • respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
  • restore teeths' natural colour (skill/competence)
  • select materials for orthodontic appliances (skill/competence)
  • supervise dental staff (skill/competence)
  • surgery (knowledge)
  • treat cases of malocclusion (skill/competence)
  • treat exposure of dental pulp (skill/competence)
  • treat snoring problems (skill/competence)
  • treat tooth decay (skill/competence)
  • undertake clinical audit (skill/competence)
  • use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
  • use orthodontic tools (skill/competence)
  • work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
  • work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)
  • write prescriptions for medication in dentistry (skill/competence)

Optional

  • build community relations (skill/competence)
  • conduct continuing professional development workshops (skill/competence)
  • conduct health related research (skill/competence)
  • contribute to practice innovation in health care (skill/competence)
  • correct dentofacial deformities (skill/competence)
  • employment law (knowledge)
  • handle payments in dentistry (skill/competence)
  • impact of social contexts on health (knowledge)
  • inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare staff (knowledge)
  • organise public oral health programmes (skill/competence)
  • pedagogy (knowledge)
  • record healthcare users' billing information (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)
  • use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
  • use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 47 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • treatment planning — 57 %
  • dental diagnosis — 23 %
  • patient care — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • patient care — 26 %