Description
Dental practitioners prevent, diagnose and treat anomalies and diseases affecting the teeth, mouth, jaws and adjoining tissues.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
communicate in healthcarework in multidisciplinary health teamsdiscuss dental treatment options with patientprovide instruction in orthodontic procedureskeep records for dental prosthesesinteract with healthcare usersaccept own accountabilityprovide periodontal treatmentmanage adverse reactions to anaesthesiaprovide health educationcounsel on nutrition and its impact on oral healthtreat cases of malocclusionlead the dental teamfollow clinical guidelineswrite prescriptions for medication in dentistryminimise occupational hazards in dentistry practicetreat exposure of dental pulpprovide treatment strategies for challenges to human healthuse orthodontic toolsensure safety of healthcare usersdifferentiate between maxillofacial tissuesapply organisational techniquesperform reconstructive oral surgerymanage infection control in the facilityrespond to changing situations in health careeducate on the prevention of illnessuse e-health and mobile health technologiesfit dental appliancestreat snoring problemspromote health and safety policies in health servicescontribute to continuity of health caremanage healthcare users' datacorrect temporomandibular joint abnormalitiesdiagnose abnormalities of dental-facial structuresmanage occlusionrehabilitate worn dentitionperform oral health diagnosisapply context specific clinical competencescomply with legislation related to health caredevelop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipselect materials for orthodontic appliancesperform multiple tasks at the same timedeal with emergency care situationsperform dental clinical examinationdeal with patients' anxietyrestore teeths' natural colourmanage edentulous patientscomply with quality standards related to healthcare practicerefer healthcare usersundertake clinical auditmanage dental emergenciesempathise with the healthcare userlisten activelycarry out local anesthesia in dental procedureswork in a multicultural environment in health caresupervise dental staffadvise on healthcare users' informed consenttreat tooth decayinterpret findings from medical examinationspromote inclusioncorrect dentofacial deformitiesrecord healthcare users' billing informationtrain employeesbuild community relationsconduct health related researchconduct continuing professional development workshopsuse foreign languages in patient careinform policy makers on health-related challengesorganise public oral health programmeshandle payments in dentistrycontribute to practice innovation in health careuse foreign languages for health-related research