physiotherapisttodental hygienist
A physiotherapist already meets 62% of what the dental hygienist role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 50.7 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the dental hygienist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the physiotherapist 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 · What you already bring
Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dental hygienist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a physiotherapist background worth leading with.
- already held promote health and safety policies in health services communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship 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 deal with emergency care situations assisting and caring
All 22 carried skills, including the 20 the dental hygienist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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 apply antibacterial substance to teeth required
- required, not held perform dental hygiene interventions required
- required, not held remove calculus, plaque and stains required
- required, not held deal with patients' anxiety required
- required, not held manage infection control in the facility required
- required, not held counsel on nutrition and its impact on oral health required
- required, not held educate on oral healthcare and disease prevention required
- required, not held follow dentists' instructions required
- required, not held evaluate clinical outcomes of dental hygiene interventions required
- required, not held perform dental charting required
- optional, not held keep records for dental prostheses optional
- required, not held perform dental radiographs required
- optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional
- required, not held polish dental restorations required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a dental hygienist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply antibacterial substance to teeth skill · occupation specific
- 02 evaluate clinical outcomes of dental hygiene interventions skill · occupation specific
- 03 perform dental hygiene interventions skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 22 skills that carry over
- already held accept own accountability skill
- already held apply context specific clinical competences 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 deal with emergency care situations skill
- already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
- already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
- already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
- already held follow clinical guidelines skill
- already held interact with healthcare users skill
- already held listen actively skill
- already held promote health and safety policies in health services skill
- already held promote inclusion skill
- already held provide health education 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 inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
- already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held keep records for dental prostheses optional
- optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional
76 held skills the dental hygienist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adhere to health well-being and safety skill
- not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role adjust physiotherapy interventions skill
- not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
- not needed by the target role advocate health skill
- not needed by the target role analyse personal fitness information skill
- not needed by the target role apply acupuncture skill
- not needed by the target role apply massage therapy skill
- not needed by the target role assess physical conditions of clients skill
- not needed by the target role biomechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
- not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
- not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct physiotherapy assessment skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to quality physiotherapy services skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the rehabilitation process skill
- not needed by the target role correct potentially harmful movements skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role develop physiotherapy services skill
- not needed by the target role develop plans related to client discharge skill
- not needed by the target role develop plans related to the transfer of care skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategic plans for physiotherapy services skill
- not needed by the target role develop therapeutic relationships skill
- not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
- not needed by the target role emergency surgery knowledge
- not needed by the target role employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques skill
- not needed by the target role engage in physiotherapy research skill
- not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
- not needed by the target role formulate a treatment plan skill
- not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
- not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydrotherapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role intensive care medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret medical results skill
- not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain physiotherapy equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage a healthcare unit budget skill
- not needed by the target role manage clinical risk skill
36 further entries not listed here
Other moves recorded from physiotherapist
- specialist chiropractor 82% covered · moderate
- healthcare assistant 65% covered · moderate
- respiratory therapy technician 58% covered · moderate
- homeopath 58% covered · moderate
- specialist pharmacist 57% covered · substantial
- dental chairside assistant 56% covered · substantial
- orthoptist 56% covered · substantial
- dental technician 54% covered · moderate
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.