Table 1Transition record

specialist nursetodental technician

A specialist nurse already meets 50% of what the dental technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From specialist nurse

50%

Overlap1

To dental technician

13 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

56.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.2

This move: 56.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the dental technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the specialist nurse 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 13 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 specialist nurse background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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
already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the dental technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow dentists' instructions required

optional, not held train dental technician staff optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required

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

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held manage infection control in the facility required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain laboratory dental tools required

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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability 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 inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill

4 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
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional

79 held skills the dental technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt leadership styles in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role administer immunotherapy skill
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role advise on healthy lifestyles skill
not needed by the target role advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
not needed by the target role analyse quality of nurse care skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role apply nursing care in long-term care skill
not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
not needed by the target role apply sustainability principles in health care skill
not needed by the target role assess physical conditions of clients skill
not needed by the target role assist in epilepsy surgery skill
not needed by the target role assist in kidney transplant skill
not needed by the target role carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures skill
not needed by the target role carry out nurse-led discharge skill
not needed by the target role coach individuals in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role communicate in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role conduct patch testing skill
not needed by the target role conduct polysomnography skill
not needed by the target role conduct preoperative investigations skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the advancements in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role coordinate care skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
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 diagnose nursing care 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 empower individuals, families and groups skill
not needed by the target role evaluate nursing care skill
not needed by the target role evaluation in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role follow-up patients with heart attack skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role impact of social contexts on health knowledge
not needed by the target role implement fundamentals of nursing skill
not needed by the target role implement nursing care skill

39 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from specialist nurse

Full index of moves from specialist nurse

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.