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