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