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