§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

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.

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Description

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

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

OPTIONALOptional competences

inform policy makers on health-related challenges use foreign languages in patient care administer appointments record healthcare users' billing information use technical equipment for sterilisation handle payments in dentistry perform multiple tasks at the same time

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)