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Dental chairside assistant
Dental assistant Dental chairside assistant Dental support worker Orthodontic nurse Qualified dental nurse Trainee dental nurse
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.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Advising communities and individuals on dental hygiene, diet and other preventive measures to reduce potential risks to oral health;
(b) Conducting visual and physical examinations of patients' mouths, teeth and related structures to assess oral health status;
(c) Identifying cases of patients with poor oral health or oral disease requiring referral to a dentist or other health professional
(d) Assisting dentists during complex dental procedures
(e) Providing fluoride treatments, cleaning and removing deposits from teeth, preparing cavities and placing fillings, administering local anaesthesia, and performing other types of basic or routine clinical dental procedures;
(f) Preparing, cleaning and sterilizing dental instruments, equipment and materials used in the examination and treatment of patients;
(g) Getting patients ready for examination or treatment including explaining procedures and correct positioning;
(h) Taking impressions of the mouth and dental radiographs to support diagnosis and fitting of dental prosthetics.
Knowledge
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Digital competencies
- Complying with operational procedures
- Planning events and programmes
- Complying with health and safety procedures
- Providing medical advice
- Training on health or medical topics
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Supporting others
- Maintaining a positive attitude
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Collaborating in teams and networks
Professional groups of the occupation
Technicians and associate professionals
Health associate professionals
Other health associate professionals
Dental assistants and therapists
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Dental assistants and therapists
540
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
39,56%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-16,15% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
68,15%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
48,89%
Part-time contracts
1,20% Turnover index
223
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
15%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Health associate professionals
27%
73%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Health associate professionals
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Other health associate professionals
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Dental assistants and therapists
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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