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