From dental hygienist to dental practitioner
23 of the 67 essential skills of a dental practitioner are already essential for a dental hygienist — about 34% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 23
- skills carry over
- 44
- would be new
- 34%
- of the target job covered
- 67
- essential skills of a dental practitioner
What a dental practitioner does
Dental practitioners prevent, diagnose and treat anomalies and diseases affecting the teeth, mouth, jaws and adjoining tissues.
What carries over
23 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply organisational techniques
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- contribute to continuity of health care
- counsel on nutrition and its impact on oral health
- deal with emergency care situations
- deal with patients' anxiety
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow clinical guidelines
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- manage infection control in the facility
- promote health and safety policies in health services
- promote inclusion
- provide health education
- respond to changing situations in health care
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
44 skillsEssential for a dental practitioner and not for a dental hygienist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- anaesthetics
- carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures
- clinical disciplines in dentistry
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- correct temporomandibular joint abnormalities
- cosmetic dental procedures
- dentistry science
- diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures
- differentiate between maxillofacial tissues
- discuss dental treatment options with patient
- educate on the prevention of illness
- fit dental appliances
- interpret findings from medical examinations
- keep records for dental prostheses
- lead the dental team
- manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia
- manage dental emergencies
- manage edentulous patients
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage occlusion
- medico-biological and medical sciences related to dentistry
- minimise occupational hazards in dentistry practice
- mouth anatomy
- perform dental clinical examination
- perform multiple tasks at the same time
- perform oral health diagnosis
- perform reconstructive oral surgery
- provide instruction in orthodontic procedures
- provide periodontal treatment
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- refer healthcare users
- rehabilitate worn dentition
- restore teeths' natural colour
- select materials for orthodontic appliances
- supervise dental staff
- surgery
- treat cases of malocclusion
- treat exposure of dental pulp
- treat snoring problems
and 4 more
Other moves from dental hygienist
2 roles- dental chairside assistant26 skills in common
- advanced physiotherapist20 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a dental practitioner?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.