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