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