dental practitioner (EN)
ISCO 2261 · v1.2.1
Dental practitioners prevent, diagnose and treat anomalies and diseases affecting the teeth, mouth, jaws and adjoining tissues.
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Source aliases (EN)
- community dental practitioner
- geriatric dentist
- principal dental practitioner
- associate dental practitioner
- associate dentist
- principal dentist
- community dentist
- paediatric dentist
- dentist
- conservative dentist
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 67
- medico-biological and medical sciences related to dentistry
- perform oral health diagnosis
- respond to changing situations in health care
- rehabilitate worn dentition
- lead the dental team
- differentiate between maxillofacial tissues
- provide periodontal treatment
- educate on the prevention of illness
- perform multiple tasks at the same time
- undertake clinical audit
- restore teeths' natural colour
- treat snoring problems
- contribute to continuity of health care
- promote health and safety policies in health services
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- discuss dental treatment options with patient
- use orthodontic tools
- empathise with the healthcare user
- treat tooth decay
- manage edentulous patients
- manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia
- cosmetic dental procedures
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage occlusion
- surgery
- deal with emergency care situations
- minimise occupational hazards in dentistry practice
- provide health education
- select materials for orthodontic appliances
- deal with patients' anxiety
- communicate in healthcare
- follow clinical guidelines
- supervise dental staff
- keep records for dental prostheses
- counsel on nutrition and its impact on oral health
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- treat cases of malocclusion
- interpret findings from medical examinations
- perform dental clinical examination
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- fit dental appliances
- comply with legislation related to health care
- listen actively
- correct temporomandibular joint abnormalities
- treat exposure of dental pulp
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures
- dentistry science
- diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures
- promote inclusion
- clinical disciplines in dentistry
- interact with healthcare users
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- provide instruction in orthodontic procedures
- manage infection control in the facility
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- apply organisational techniques
- perform reconstructive oral surgery
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- apply context specific clinical competences
- refer healthcare users
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- mouth anatomy
- write prescriptions for medication in dentistry
- anaesthetics
- accept own accountability
- manage dental emergencies
Optional (EN) · 16
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- organise public oral health programmes
- impact of social contexts on health
- build community relations
- conduct continuing professional development workshops
- record healthcare users' billing information
- employment law
- pedagogy
- handle payments in dentistry
- manage healthcare staff
- conduct health related research
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- train employees
- use foreign languages in patient care
- contribute to practice innovation in health care
- correct dentofacial deformities
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