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4.0 KiB

Competences — specialist dentist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a580e79a-b752-49c1-b033-b5ab2b34bfba).

Essential

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

Optional

  • analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
  • conduct continuing professional development workshops (skill/competence)
  • conduct health related research (skill/competence)
  • contribute to practice innovation in health care (skill/competence)
  • discuss dental treatment options with patient (skill/competence)
  • employment law (knowledge)
  • evaluate clinical outcomes of dental hygiene interventions (skill/competence)
  • handle payments in dentistry (skill/competence)
  • impact of social contexts on health (knowledge)
  • inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
  • maintain dental station and operatory (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare staff (knowledge)
  • observe patient throughout dental treatment (skill/competence)
  • oral surgery (knowledge)
  • organise public oral health programmes (skill/competence)
  • orthodontics (knowledge)
  • pedagogy (knowledge)
  • perform dental charting (skill/competence)
  • perform dental hygiene interventions (skill/competence)
  • prepare patients for dental treatment (skill/competence)
  • provide instruction in orthodontic procedures (skill/competence)
  • record healthcare users' billing information (skill/competence)
  • supervise dental technician staff (skill/competence)
  • teach dentistry (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, 9 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

Hard skills

  • dental care — 22 %
  • implant dentistry — 22 %
  • endodontics — 22 %
  • patient care — 22 %
  • tooth replacement — 22 %
  • treatment planning — 22 %
  • emergent dental care — 11 %
  • restorative dental measures — 11 %
  • restorative dentistry — 11 %
  • root canal therapy — 11 %
  • surgery — 11 %
  • implant planning — 11 %
  • pediatric dentistry — 11 %
  • periodontal care — 11 %
  • periodontal surgery — 11 %
  • preventive dental measures — 11 %
  • patient education — 11 %
  • prosthetic treatment execution — 11 %
  • dental diagnosis — 11 %
  • dental implantology — 11 %
  • dental treatment — 11 %
  • cbct interpretation — 11 %
  • corrective dental measures — 11 %
  • cosmetic dentistry — 11 %

Methods

  • digital workflows — 11 %
  • fee-for-service dentistry — 11 %

Responsibilities

  • patient care — 22 %
  • providing dental care — 22 %
  • clinical practice — 22 %
  • clinical treatment — 11 %
  • collaboration with providers — 11 %
  • complex treatment planning — 11 %
  • comprehensive patient care — 11 %
  • business operations support — 11 %
  • dental operation support — 11 %
  • dental health problem correction — 11 %
  • patient education — 11 %
  • patient treatment — 11 %
  • prosthetic delivery — 11 %
  • patient care provision — 11 %
  • implant restoration — 11 %
  • implant surgery — 11 %
  • lab prescription creation — 11 %
  • operating room treatment — 11 %
  • surgical guidance — 11 %
  • surgical procedures — 11 %