dental chairside assistant

Dental chairside assistants support dental practitioners in clinical treatments, as preparation and helping in practical execution and follow-up, and administrative tasks under supervision and following the orders of the dental practitioner.

Alternative Labels

dental assistant

dental support worker

orthodontic nurse

qualified dental nurse

trainee dental nurse

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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

Optional Skills and Competences

ensure proper appointment administration handle payments in dentistry inform policy makers on health-related challenges perform multiple tasks at the same time record healthcare users' billing information use foreign languages in patient care

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bdc74965-1d1a-4f8e-a490-9cf71f494e02

Status

released

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