Table 1Transition record

pharmacisttodental technician

A pharmacist already meets 40% of what the dental technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmacist

40%

Overlap1

To dental technician

10 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

63.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.6

This move: 63.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the dental technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pharmacist 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 10 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 pharmacist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
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
already held ensure safety of healthcare users assisting and caring
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the dental technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held follow dentists' instructions required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held train dental technician staff optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held manage infection control in the facility required
required, not held promote inclusion required

04 information skills 2 required

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

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held respond to changing situations in health care required

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

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 10 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 use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

5 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
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional

76 held skills the dental technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role advise on poisoning incidents skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role applied therapeutics related to medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role check information on prescriptions skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers 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 contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role counsel healthcare users on medicines skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role dispense medicines skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role ensure pharmacovigilance skill
not needed by the target role ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy skill
not needed by the target role evaluate scientific data concerning medicines skill
not needed by the target role handle the logistics of medicinal products skill
not needed by the target role homeopathy 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 improve safety of medicines skill
not needed by the target role inorganic chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role maintain adequate medication storage conditions skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role maintain pharmacy records skill
not needed by the target role manage adverse reactions to drugs skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
not needed by the target role manage medical supply chains skill
not needed by the target role manage medication safety issues skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role manufacture medicines skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role medicines knowledge

36 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from pharmacist

Full index of moves from pharmacist

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.