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