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