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Job Description
Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 173,860.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 83.00
- Currently, there are 105,620 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dentists, General”.
Also Known As…
- Dentists, General
- Pediatric Dentist
- General Dentist/Owner
- General Dentist
- Family Dentist
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
- Dentist/Owner
- Dentist
- Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)
- Associate Dentist
- Treatment Coordinator
- Public Health Dentist
- Periodontist
- Endodontist
- Doctor
- Dental Officer
Tasks for “Dental Intern”
- Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
- Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
- Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
- Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
- Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
- Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
- Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
- Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
- Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
- Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
- Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
- Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
- Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
- Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
- Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
- Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
- Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
- Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
- Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
Related Technology & Tools
- Surgical handles
- Broaches
- Tooth color shade guides
- Notebook computers
- Molar forceps
- Headsets
- Bridge removers
- Saliva ejectors
- Periodontal pocket markers
- Pointing devices
- Metal spatulas
- Personal computers
- Periodontal knives
- Cement spatulas
- Dental wire cutters
- Laryngeal mask airways LMA
- Dental excavating burs
- Contra angle sheaths
- Crown removing pliers
- Amalgam bands
- Crane picks
- Bite blocks
- Gates-Glidden drills
- Prophylaxis angles
- Surgical burs
- Dental mallets
- Straight dental handpieces
- Dental syringes
- Model trimmers
- Nitrous oxide administration equipment
- Occlusal force analysis systems
- Intraoral printers
- Dental chisels
- Crown scissors
- Extraoral x ray equipment
- Anterior forceps
- Sickles
- Crown splitting forceps
- Rongeur forceps
- Dental laboratory lathes
- Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
- Bone files
- Fiberoptic dental mirrors
- Matrix retainers
- Digital medical thermometers
- Amalgam wells
- Interproximal carvers
- Periosteal elevators
- Chin-length plastic face shields
- Dental mouth props
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Chemical vapor sterilizers
- Dental burnishers
- Prophylaxis brushes
- Disimpaction forceps
- Root elevators
- Cross-bar elevators
- Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- High heat sterilizers
- Sharpening stones
- Single-ended periodontal probes
- Periodontal elevators
- Surgical elevators
- Plaster knives
- Dental fiberoptic retractors
- Automatic film processing systems
- Biscuspid forceps
- Apex locators
- Masks
- Digital radiographic equipment
- Plaster vibrators
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
- Straight mosquito forceps
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Cricothyrotomy devices
- Posterior scalers
- Thyroid collars
- Cotton pliers
- Root canal rasps
- Crown removers
- Dycal instruments
- Bone clamps
- Single-end explorers
- Rubber dam punches
- Prophylaxis cups
- Ligature instruments
- Dental laboratory plaster traps
- Eyewash stations
- Angle dental handpieces
- Awls
- Plastic filling instruments
- Slow-speed dental handpieces
- Blood pressure monitors
- Articulating paper forceps
- Gutta percha dispensers
- Daylight loader film processing systems
- Dental scissors
- Periodontal curettes
- Spoons
- High-speed evacuators
- Amalgam condensers
- Curved hemostats
- Straight elevators
- Wire and arch bar scissors
- Root canal barbed broaches
- Band setters
- Copalite bands
- Capnographs
- Desktop computers
- Dental amalgam carvers
- Dental excavators
- Dental electrosurgery devices
- Amalgam carriers
- Scalpels
- Porcelain crown pliers
- Protective gowns
- Bayonet forceps
- Ultrasonic scaler tips
- Wiring pliers
- Root tip picks
- Periodontal probing devices
- Surgical scissors
- Surgical masks
- Dental drills
- Straight attachments
- Thyroid shields
- Dental wax spatuals
- Scanners
- Autoclaves
- Dental air abrasion systems
- Fiberoptic aspirators
- Root canal reamers
- Air compressors
- Pluggers
- Dental condensers
- Cement placing instruments
- Panoramic x ray equipment
- Rubber dam clamps
- Dental impression trays
- Pulp testers
- Manual film processing systems
- Dental chairs
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Air/water syringes
- Spoon excavators
- Bulb irrigators
- Dental lasers
- Electrically powered dental amalgamators
- Root canal enlargers
- Safety glasses
- Dental handpieces
- Tooth-whitening argon lasers
- Dental x ray protective aprons
- Towel clamps
- Pretracheal stethoscopes
- Foot controls
- Visible light curing units
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Straight scissors
- Root canal pluggers
- Tissue retractors
- Surgical gloves
- Tongue forceps
- Instrument sharpeners
- Photo-activated disinfection systems
- Dental cord packing instruments
- Periotomes
- Curved mosquito forceps
- Pulse oximeters
- Enamel hatchets
- Needle holders
- Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Endodontic pluggers
- Anterior scalers
- Angled pliers
- Gauze packers
- Dental operating lights
- Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
- Oral evacuation equipment
- Double-end periodontal probes
- Dental margin trimmers
- Copalite retainers
- Prophy contra angle head assemblies
- Amalgam retainers
- Dental matrix bands
- Root canal spreaders
- Tongue retractors
- Metric calipers
- Tissue forceps
- Straight hemostats
- Pedodontic forceps
- Endo excavators
- Endodontic micro-torches
- Intraoral camera systems
- Rubber dam frames
- Root canal files
- Air/water syringe tips
- Endodontic obturating cones
- Explorers
- Turvey maxillary expander
- Intraoral microscope systems
- Mouth mirrors
- Suture scissors
- Furcation probes
- Composite placing instruments
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Double-end explorers
- ABELSoft ABELDent
- PEB XLDent
- Spreadsheet software
- ACE Dental
- OCS Office-Partner
- Henry Schein EndoVision
- AlphaDent
- Dental imaging software
- Henry Schein PerioVision
- DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec
- Data Team DDS
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- AltaPoint Data Systems AltaPoint Dental
- Voice-activated perio charting software
- MDC Services DentalMate
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- Web browser software
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- Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
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- Microsoft Office
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- Open Dental
- EZ 2000
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak SOFTDENT Practice management software PMS
- Word processing software
- Accounting software
- MOGO Dental Software MOGO
- Dental clinical records software
- DSN Software Dental-Exec
- Microsoft Excel
- Windent SQL