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