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