Essential skills: It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to Consistently prepare clients, environments, instruments and materials for impression procedures. Consistently take a range of impressions Consistently comply with occupational health and safety procedures. Consistently implement standard precautions Consistently follow procedures to ensure client safety during impression procedures In addition, the candidate must be able to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role This includes the ability to: Consistently apply standard and additional precautions during all prosthetic procedures Consistently select and prepare equipment and materials as required for a range of impression procedures Consistently perform a range of impression techniques for: clients who are edentulous clients who are dentate Consistently demonstrate interpersonal skills when relating to people from a range of social, cultural and religious backgrounds and physical and mental abilities Consistently demonstrate communication skills as required in fulfilling the job role as specified by the dental practice/organisation including: acknowledging and responding to a range of views active listening/asking for clarification from client and/or carer negotiation/asking questions Consistently deal with conflict Consistently work with others and display empathy with client and relatives Consistently use problem solving skills required including: planning and organising personal work activities using available resources Consistently maintain equipment, instruments and materials Recognise, respond to and assist with dental and medical emergencies |