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