dental practitionertospecialist dentist
A dental practitioner already meets 74% of what the specialist dentist role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
74%
31.8/ 100
1 Share of the specialist dentist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dental practitioner profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A specialist dentist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a dental practitioner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures
- correct dentofacial deformities
- diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures
- manage dental emergencies
- perform dental clinical examination
- perform oral health diagnosis
What stands in the way is 1 required skill the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A specialist dentist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dental practitioner background worth leading with.
- already held carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures assisting and caring
- already held diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures information skills
- already held manage dental emergencies assisting and caring
- already held perform dental clinical examination information skills
- already held perform oral health diagnosis information skills
- already held treat tooth decay assisting and caring
All 24 carried skills, including the 8 the specialist dentist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held examine dental models and impressions required
- optional, not held evaluate clinical outcomes of dental hygiene interventions optional
- optional, not held observe patient throughout dental treatment optional
- optional, not held analyse X-ray imagery optional
- optional, not held perform dental charting optional
- optional, not held perform dental hygiene interventions optional
- optional, not held prepare patients for dental treatment optional
- optional, not held orthodontics optional
- optional, not held oral surgery optional
- optional, not held teach dentistry optional
- optional, not held maintain dental station and operatory optional
- optional, not held supervise dental technician staff optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a specialist dentist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 24 skills that carry over
- already held carry out local anesthesia in dental procedures skill
- already held correct dentofacial deformities skill
- already held diagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structures skill
- already held manage dental emergencies skill
- already held perform dental clinical examination skill
- already held perform oral health diagnosis skill
- already held perform reconstructive oral surgery skill
- already held treat tooth decay skill
- already held conduct continuing professional development workshops skill
- already held conduct health related research skill
- already held contribute to practice innovation in health care skill
- already held discuss dental treatment options with patient skill
- already held employment law knowledge
- already held handle payments in dentistry skill
- already held impact of social contexts on health knowledge
- already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
- already held manage healthcare staff knowledge
- already held organise public oral health programmes skill
- already held pedagogy knowledge
- already held provide instruction in orthodontic procedures skill
- already held record healthcare users' billing information skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
- already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held evaluate clinical outcomes of dental hygiene interventions optional
- optional, not held maintain dental station and operatory optional
- optional, not held observe patient throughout dental treatment optional
- optional, not held perform dental hygiene interventions optional
- optional, not held prepare patients for dental treatment optional
- optional, not held supervise dental technician staff optional
- optional, not held teach dentistry optional
- optional, not held analyse X-ray imagery optional
- optional, not held orthodontics optional
- optional, not held perform dental charting optional
- optional, not held oral surgery optional
59 held skills the specialist dentist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
- not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
- not needed by the target role anaesthetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
- not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
- not needed by the target role build community relations skill
- not needed by the target role clinical disciplines in dentistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
- not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
- not needed by the target role correct temporomandibular joint abnormalities skill
- not needed by the target role cosmetic dental procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role counsel on nutrition and its impact on oral health skill
- not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
- not needed by the target role deal with patients' anxiety skill
- not needed by the target role dentistry science knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
- not needed by the target role differentiate between maxillofacial tissues skill
- not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
- not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role fit dental appliances skill
- not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role interpret findings from medical examinations skill
- not needed by the target role keep records for dental prostheses skill
- not needed by the target role lead the dental team skill
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia skill
- not needed by the target role manage edentulous patients skill
- not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
- not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
- not needed by the target role manage occlusion skill
- not needed by the target role medico-biological and medical sciences related to dentistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role minimise occupational hazards in dentistry practice skill
- not needed by the target role mouth anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
- not needed by the target role promote health and safety policies in health services skill
- not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
19 further entries not listed here
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held orthodontics optional
- optional, not held oral surgery optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.