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