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