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