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