# Competences — dental chairside assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bdc74965-1d1a-4f8e-a490-9cf71f494e02).

## Essential

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

## Optional

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