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