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