Skills by Occupation
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
educate on oral healthcare and disease prevention
accept own accountability
use e-health and mobile health technologies
prepare materials for dental procedures
prepare patients for dental treatment
turn impressions of the mouth into models
follow dentists' instructions
work in a multicultural environment in health care
work in multidisciplinary health teams
manage infection control in the facility
deal with emergency care situations
educate on the prevention of illness
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
pass dental instruments
follow clinical guidelines
maintain dental station and operatory
interact with healthcare users
observe patient throughout dental treatment
empathise with the healthcare user
communicate effectively in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care
apply context specific clinical competences
prepare dental instruments for sterilization
apply organisational techniques
respond to changing situations in health care
listen actively
contribute to continuity of health care
provide dental administrative post-treatment patient services
apply health sciences
perform dental radiographs
perform dental charting
promote health and safety policies in health services
assist the dentist during the dental treatment procedure
provide health education
deal with patients' anxiety
ensure safety of healthcare users
promote inclusion
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.