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The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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dental chairside assistant
ESCO occupation · 37 essential, 6 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
prepare patients for dental treatment
promote inclusion
accept own accountability
educate on the prevention of illness
observe patient throughout dental treatment
deal with patients' anxiety
pass dental instruments
manage infection control in the facility
work in a multicultural environment in health care
educate on oral healthcare and disease prevention
apply health sciences
assist the dentist during the dental treatment procedure
contribute to continuity of health care
respond to changing situations in health care
communicate effectively in healthcare
provide health education
prepare materials for dental procedures
provide dental administrative post-treatment patient services
turn impressions of the mouth into models
interact with healthcare users
deal with emergency care situations
work in multidisciplinary health teams
maintain dental station and operatory
perform dental charting
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
perform dental radiographs
apply organisational techniques
follow clinical guidelines
promote health and safety policies in health services
listen actively
prepare dental instruments for sterilization
ensure safety of healthcare users
follow dentists' instructions
empathise with the healthcare user
use e-health and mobile health technologies
apply context specific clinical competences
comply with legislation related to health care
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: equine dental technician · dentistry lecturer · dental instrument assembler · dental technician · dental practitioner
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.