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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”.

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Tasks for “Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)”

Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
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.
Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
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.
Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

Related Technology & Tools

Straight mosquito forceps
Foot controls
Fiberoptic dental mirrors
Occlusal force analysis systems
Plastic filling instruments
Enamel hatchets
Dental electrosurgery devices
Ultrasonic scaler tips
Automatic film processing systems
Capnographs
Dental margin trimmers
Notebook computers
Surgical burs
Bite blocks
Air/water syringes
Crown removers
Copalite retainers
Dental mouth props
Root canal barbed broaches
Nitrous oxide administration equipment
Panoramic x ray equipment
Straight dental handpieces
Dental drills
Manual film processing systems
Slow-speed dental handpieces
Photo-activated disinfection systems
Cement placing instruments
Dycal instruments
Amalgam retainers
Periodontal curettes
Endo excavators
Air compressors
Biscuspid forceps
Dental mallets
Rubber dam frames
Headsets
Pulse oximeters
Rubber dam clamp forceps
Automated external defibrillators AED
Desktop computers
Electrically powered dental amalgamators
Furcation probes
High heat sterilizers
Tongue forceps
Amalgam bands
Instrument sharpeners
Spoons
Intraoral microscope systems
Dental excavators
Root canal enlargers
Crane picks
Amalgam condensers
Air/water syringe tips
Endodontic micro-torches
Scalpels
Wiring pliers
Dental scissors
Amalgam carriers
Masks
Personal computers
Matrix retainers
Prophy contra angle head assemblies
Mouth mirrors
Laryngeal mask airways LMA
Surgical scissors
Root tip picks
Interproximal carvers
Thyroid collars
Model trimmers
Ligature instruments
Cotton pliers
Copalite bands
Metric calipers
Pedodontic forceps
Bone clamps
Bayonet forceps
Dental air abrasion systems
Root canal spreaders
Disimpaction forceps
Amalgam wells
Ultrasonic cleaners
Root canal files
Intraoral printers
Cross-bar elevators
Suture scissors
Pretracheal stethoscopes
Periosteal elevators
Periodontal knives
Surgical handles
Bridge removers
Scanners
Dental condensers
Root elevators
Dental excavating burs
Surgical elevators
Root canal rasps
Plaster knives
Anterior forceps
Tooth color shade guides
Sickles
Dental matrix bands
Digital radiographic equipment
Sharpening stones
Visible light curing units
Dental handpieces
Explorers
Anterior scalers
Needle holders
Crown splitting forceps
Plaster vibrators
Extraoral x ray equipment
Autoclaves
Pulp testers
Prophylaxis brushes
Thyroid shields
Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
Dental wax spatuals
Gauze packers
Porcelain crown pliers
Bone files
Periodontal elevators
Straight hemostats
Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
Tongue retractors
Angled pliers
Spoon excavators
Gutta percha dispensers
Pluggers
Angle dental handpieces
Cement spatulas
Contra angle sheaths
Tooth-whitening argon lasers
Endodontic pluggers
Dental laboratory lathes
Tissue forceps
Chemical vapor sterilizers
Tissue retractors
Dental amalgam carvers
Prophylaxis angles
Dental aspiration syringes
Metal spatulas
Digital medical thermometers
Periotomes
Surgical masks
Curved hemostats
Blood pressure monitors
Dental x ray protective aprons
Oral evacuation equipment
Double-end explorers
Intraoral camera systems
Turvey maxillary expander
Band setters
Apex locators
Composite placing instruments
Rongeur forceps
Surgical gloves
Pointing devices
Curved mosquito forceps
Double-end periodontal probes
Eyewash stations
Safety glasses
Endodontic obturating cones
Fiberoptic aspirators
Chin-length plastic face shields
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
Broaches
Cricothyrotomy devices
Dental operating lights
Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
Intraoral x ray equipment
Dental syringes
High-speed evacuators
Root canal reamers
Saliva ejectors
Straight scissors
Posterior scalers
Prophylaxis cups
Dental laboratory plaster traps
Dental impression trays
Crown removing pliers
Rubber dam punches
Gates-Glidden drills
Dental wire cutters
Single-ended periodontal probes
Molar forceps
Rubber dam clamps
Straight attachments
Periodontal probing devices
Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
Crown scissors
Wire and arch bar scissors
Single-end explorers
Articulating paper forceps
Dental burnishers
Dental cord packing instruments
Awls
Dental chisels
Bulb irrigators
Root canal pluggers
Towel clamps
Protective gowns
Straight elevators
Periodontal pocket markers
Dental fiberoptic retractors
Dental chairs
Daylight loader film processing systems
High-speed dental handpieces
Dental lasers

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