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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”.

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Tasks for “Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)”

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.
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
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.
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.
Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

Related Technology & Tools

Plaster knives
Electrically powered dental amalgamators
Dental handpieces
Anterior forceps
Root canal reamers
Wiring pliers
Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
Pulse oximeters
Anterior scalers
Suture scissors
Tooth color shade guides
Crown splitting forceps
Crane picks
Posterior scalers
Ligature instruments
Periodontal elevators
Root canal pluggers
Personal computers
Photo-activated disinfection systems
Rubber dam frames
Dental lasers
Dental matrix bands
Dental chisels
Surgical scissors
Mouth mirrors
Broaches
Visible light curing units
Dental burnishers
Dental excavators
High-speed dental handpieces
Cement placing instruments
Periodontal knives
Amalgam wells
Single-end explorers
Capnographs
Gates-Glidden drills
Instrument sharpeners
Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
Dental air abrasion systems
Dental wire cutters
Pulp testers
Manual film processing systems
Interproximal carvers
Composite placing instruments
Tissue forceps
Dental chairs
Tissue retractors
Eyewash stations
Needle holders
Straight dental handpieces
Wire and arch bar scissors
Root canal spreaders
Scanners
Cotton pliers
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
Bulb irrigators
Daylight loader film processing systems
Extraoral x ray equipment
Oral evacuation equipment
Headsets
Scalpels
Angled pliers
Dycal instruments
Articulating paper forceps
Crown scissors
Rubber dam clamps
Gutta percha dispensers
Nitrous oxide administration equipment
Root tip picks
Endodontic obturating cones
Prophylaxis cups
Double-end periodontal probes
Straight scissors
Endodontic micro-torches
Prophylaxis brushes
Crown removers
Protective gowns
Gauze packers
Amalgam carriers
Angle dental handpieces
Porcelain crown pliers
Rongeur forceps
Periodontal curettes
Surgical masks
Dental amalgam carvers
Molar forceps
Automatic film processing systems
Desktop computers
Curved hemostats
Pedodontic forceps
Biscuspid forceps
Metric calipers
Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
Air compressors
Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
Root canal barbed broaches
Panoramic x ray equipment
Sickles
Intraoral x ray equipment
Bite blocks
Endo excavators
Digital radiographic equipment
Laryngeal mask airways LMA
Crown removing pliers
Amalgam retainers
Dental x ray protective aprons
Spoon excavators
Ultrasonic scaler tips
Endodontic pluggers
Tongue forceps
Safety glasses
Tooth-whitening argon lasers
High-speed evacuators
Dental drills
Pretracheal stethoscopes
Spoons
Rubber dam punches
Dental impression trays
Periodontal pocket markers
Explorers
Periotomes
Autoclaves
Root canal enlargers
Thyroid shields
Dental electrosurgery devices
Pluggers
Plastic filling instruments
Dental scissors
Periosteal elevators
Double-end explorers
Root canal rasps
Root canal files
Single-ended periodontal probes
Dental aspiration syringes
Plaster vibrators
Intraoral printers
Masks
Foot controls
Straight elevators
Periodontal probing devices
Dental fiberoptic retractors
Dental margin trimmers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Fiberoptic aspirators
Enamel hatchets
Blood pressure monitors
Bridge removers
Tongue retractors
Copalite bands
Occlusal force analysis systems
Metal spatulas
Surgical elevators
Rubber dam clamp forceps
Copalite retainers
Air/water syringes
Turvey maxillary expander
Saliva ejectors
Furcation probes
Chemical vapor sterilizers
Dental cord packing instruments
Intraoral camera systems
Cement spatulas
Bone clamps
Band setters
Disimpaction forceps
Dental condensers
Dental mallets
Dental excavating burs
Dental operating lights
Surgical handles
Slow-speed dental handpieces
Cricothyrotomy devices
Straight mosquito forceps
Sharpening stones
Bone files
Root elevators
Dental wax spatuals
Surgical burs
Dental syringes
High heat sterilizers
Intraoral microscope systems
Straight hemostats
Cross-bar elevators
Thyroid collars
Matrix retainers
Amalgam condensers
Bayonet forceps
Curved mosquito forceps
Chin-length plastic face shields
Contra angle sheaths
Prophylaxis angles
Notebook computers
Dental mouth props
Towel clamps
Surgical gloves
Straight attachments
Fiberoptic dental mirrors
Air/water syringe tips
Dental laboratory plaster traps
Awls
Prophy contra angle head assemblies
Digital medical thermometers
Apex locators
Dental laboratory lathes
Model trimmers
Pointing devices
Amalgam bands
Automated external defibrillators AED

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