Table 1Transition record

physiotherapy assistanttodental chairside assistant

A physiotherapy assistant already meets 53% of what the dental chairside assistant role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From physiotherapy assistant

53%

Overlap1

To dental chairside assistant

21 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

61.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.2

This move: 61.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the dental chairside assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the physiotherapy assistant 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dental chairside assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a physiotherapy assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote health and safety policies in health services communication, collaboration and creativity
already held educate on the prevention of illness 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

All 21 carried skills, including the 20 the dental chairside assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held pass dental instruments required
required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held educate on oral healthcare and disease prevention required
required, not held follow dentists' instructions required

optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

02 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held assist the dentist during the dental treatment procedure required
required, not held prepare patients for dental treatment required
required, not held deal with patients' anxiety required
required, not held manage infection control in the facility required

03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held prepare materials for dental procedures required
required, not held provide dental administrative post-treatment patient services required

optional, not held handle payments in dentistry optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional

04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held observe patient throughout dental treatment required
required, not held perform dental charting required

optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prepare dental instruments for sterilization required
required, not held perform dental radiographs required

optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

06 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held fabricate mouth models required
required, not held maintain dental station and operatory required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dental chairside assistant 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 21 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 deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness 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

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle payments in dentistry optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

20 held skills the dental chairside assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role advocate health skill
not needed by the target role assist physiotherapists skill
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user data under supervision skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice 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 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 therapeutic relationships skill
not needed by the target role maintain physiotherapy equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
not needed by the target role provide information on the effects of physiotherapy skill
not needed by the target role provide learning support in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role provide stroke rehabilitation services skill
not needed by the target role record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
not needed by the target role support discharge from physiotherapy skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

Index

Other moves recorded from physiotherapy assistant

Full index of moves from physiotherapy assistant

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.