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