5.3 KiB
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 %