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specialist-dentist Occupational skill for the role 'specialist dentist' (also: prosthetic dentist, periodontologist, gerodontic specialist, periodontician, prosthodontic specialist, dental specialist). Use when the user asks for typical specialist dentist work such as: Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.; Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.; Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.

Specialist Dentist

Specialist dentists prevent, diagnose and treat anomalies and diseases affecting the teeth, mouth, jaws and adjoining tissues specialised in oral surgery or orthodontics.

Core workflow

  1. Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
  2. Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
  3. Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
  4. Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
  5. Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
  6. Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
  7. Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
  8. Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures
  • correct dentofacial deformities
  • diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures
  • examine dental models and impressions
  • manage dental emergencies
  • perform dental clinical examination
  • perform oral health diagnosis
  • perform reconstructive oral surgery
  • treat tooth decay

Hot technologies

  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Excel

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a580e79a-b752-49c1-b033-b5ab2b34bfba), ONET 30.3 (29-1021.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*