dental practitioner

ESCO occupation · 68 essential, 15 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.

Essential skills

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

Optional & specialised skills

Other matches: dental chairside assistant · dental hygienist · dental technician · dental instrument assembler · equine dental technician

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