Table 1Transition record

dental techniciantohealthcare assistant

A dental technician already meets 36% of what the healthcare assistant role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dental technician

36%

Overlap1

To healthcare assistant

14 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

70.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.2

This move: 70.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the healthcare assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dental technician 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A healthcare assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dental technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
already held respond to changing situations in health care management skills
already held contribute to continuity of health care assisting and caring
already held follow clinical guidelines assisting and caring

All 14 carried skills, including the 13 the healthcare assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 8 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 10 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held convey medical routine information required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held work with nursing staff required
required, not held communicate with nursing staff required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required
required, not held provide health education required
required, not held support nurses required
required, not held work under supervision in care required

optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

02 assisting and caring 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held provide basic support to patients required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional

03 information skills 3 required

required, not held monitor basic patients signs required
required, not held identify abnormalities required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held have computer literacy required

05 health and welfare 5 supplementary

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a healthcare assistant 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held listen actively skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

14 held skills the healthcare assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role examine dental models and impressions skill
not needed by the target role follow dentists' instructions skill
not needed by the target role handle payments in dentistry skill
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory dental tools skill
not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
not needed by the target role manipulate dental material skill
not needed by the target role manufacture dental prostheses skill
not needed by the target role polish dental prostheses skill
not needed by the target role repair denture prostheses skill
not needed by the target role select materials for orthodontic appliances skill
not needed by the target role supervise dental technician staff skill
not needed by the target role test dental appliances for compliance skill
not needed by the target role train dental technician staff skill

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from dental technician

Full index of moves from dental technician

Note

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.