Table 1Transition record

paramedic in emergency responsestodental technician

A paramedic in emergency responses already meets 55% of what the dental technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paramedic in emergency responses

55%

Overlap1

To dental technician

15 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

51.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.7

This move: 51.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the dental technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the paramedic in emergency responses 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dental technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a paramedic in emergency responses 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 15 carried skills, including the 13 the dental technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 5 required

required, not held manufacture dental prostheses required
required, not held polish dental prostheses required
required, not held repair denture prostheses required
required, not held select materials for orthodontic appliances required
required, not held manipulate dental material required

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held examine dental models and impressions required
required, not held test dental appliances for compliance required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow dentists' instructions required

optional, not held train dental technician staff optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held manage infection control in the facility required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain laboratory dental tools required

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held supervise dental technician staff optional
optional, not held handle payments in dentistry optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dental technician 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held communicate in healthcare 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 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
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held supervise dental technician staff optional
optional, not held train dental technician staff optional
optional, not held handle payments in dentistry optional

68 held skills the dental technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to emergency care environment skill
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role administer medication in emergency skill
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role apply first response skill
not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
not needed by the target role behavioural science knowledge
not needed by the target role brief hospital staff skill
not needed by the target role clinical science knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role conduct physical examination in emergency skill
not needed by the target role cope with blood skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role decontaminate ambulance interior skill
not needed by the target role defibrillation knowledge
not needed by the target role delegate emergency care skill
not needed by the target role develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
not needed by the target role disorders of vital functions knowledge
not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
not needed by the target role emergency cases knowledge
not needed by the target role emergency medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role employ specific paramedic techniques in out-of-hospital care skill
not needed by the target role evaluation methodologies in paramedic practice knowledge
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role immobilise patients for emergency intervention skill
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role intravenous infusion knowledge
not needed by the target role intubation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain order at scenes of accidents skill
not needed by the target role manage acute pain skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
not needed by the target role manage patients with acute illnesses skill

28 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from paramedic in emergency responses

Full index of moves from paramedic in emergency responses

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.