Measured from live jobs
Dental Hygienist skills employers ask for
From 504 open Dental Hygienist job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Dental Hygienist postings that mention each skill.
- Patient caredistinctive93%
- Communication63%
- Regulatory compliancedistinctive49%
- BLS/CPRdistinctive36%
- Scheduling15%
- Risk managementdistinctive11%
- Mental health9%
- Infection control7%
- Leadership6%
- OSHA5%
“Distinctive” means Dental Hygienist postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Dental Hygienist skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Occupational Therapist76% overlapShared: Patient care, BLS/CPR, Communication, SchedulingHow to switch
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographer74% overlapShared: Patient care, BLS/CPR, Scheduling, Regulatory complianceHow to switch
- Dentist73% overlapShared: Patient care, BLS/CPR, Communication, SchedulingHow to switch
- Hospitalist72% overlapShared: Patient careHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Dental Hygienist need?
- In 504 current Dental Hygienist job postings, the skills asked for most often are Patient care (93%), Communication (63%), Regulatory compliance (49%), BLS/CPR (36%), Scheduling (15%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Dental Hygienist move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Occupational Therapist, Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Dentist, Hospitalist. Occupational Therapist shares skills such as Patient care, BLS/CPR, Communication.
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