dental hygienist
ISCO: 2261. Skills: 36. Essential: 32.
Essential skills
- accept own accountability
- apply antibacterial substance to teeth
- 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
- educate on oral healthcare and disease prevention
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evaluate clinical outcomes of dental hygiene interventions
- follow clinical guidelines
- follow dentists' instructions
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- manage infection control in the facility
- perform dental charting
- perform dental hygiene interventions
- perform dental radiographs
- polish dental restorations
- promote health and safety policies in health services
- promote inclusion
- provide health education
- remove calculus, plaque and stains
- 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