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