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