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