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Dental Practitioners

Dental practitioners diagnose dental and oral diseases, injuries and disorders, prescribe and administer treatment, recommend preventative action and, where necessary, refer the patient to a specialist.

More about this Career

Average Salary

£36834

New workers start around £16640. Normal pay is £36834 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £82545.

Jobs

604

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.

Daily Tasks

  • Prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials.
  • Maintains patients.
  • Refers patient to specialist, where necessary.
  • Educates patients on oral health care.
  • Supervises patient.
  • Constructs and fits braces, inlays, dentures and other appliances.
  • Carries out clinical treatments, restores teeth affected by decay etc., treats gum disease and other disorders.
  • Administers local anaesthetics.
  • Assesses and recommends treatment options to patients.
  • Examines patient.

Skills Employers are looking for

Soft Skills

Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work

  • Reading Comprehension

    92

  • Active Learning

    90

  • Critical Thinking

    88

  • Active Listening

    86

  • Monitoring

    82

  • Learning Strategies

    82

  • Speaking

    81

  • Science

    79

  • Writing

    76

  • Mathematics

    68

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