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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name: dental-chairside-assistant
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'dental chairside assistant' (also: qualified dental nurse, trainee dental nurse, dental assistant, dental support worker, orthodontic nurse). Use when the user asks for typical dental chairside assistant work such as: Order and monitor dental supplies and equipment inventory.; Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.; Expose dental diagnostic x-rays."
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# Dental Chairside Assistant
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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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## Core workflow
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1. Order and monitor dental supplies and equipment inventory.
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2. Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.
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3. Expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
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4. Record treatment information in patient records.
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5. Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
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6. Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist.
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7. Assist dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies.
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8. Pour, trim, and polish study casts.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- accept own accountability
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- apply context specific clinical competences
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- apply organisational techniques
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- assist the dentist during the dental treatment procedure
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- communicate in healthcare
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- comply with legislation related to health care
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- contribute to continuity of health care
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- deal with emergency care situations
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- deal with patients' anxiety
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- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
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- educate on oral healthcare and disease prevention
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- educate on the prevention of illness
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- empathise with the healthcare user
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- ensure safety of healthcare users
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- fabricate mouth models
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## Hot technologies
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- Henry Schein Dentrix
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft Excel
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bdc74965-1d1a-4f8e-a490-9cf71f494e02), O*NET 30.3 (31-9091.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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