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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”.

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Tasks for “Public Health Dentist”

Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
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.
Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
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.
Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

Related Technology & Tools

Plaster knives
Tooth-whitening argon lasers
Dental mallets
Dental scissors
Anterior scalers
Pretracheal stethoscopes
Angle dental handpieces
Scalpels
Periodontal pocket markers
Dental laboratory lathes
Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
Curved hemostats
High-speed evacuators
Amalgam carriers
Double-end explorers
Digital radiographic equipment
Dental drills
Endodontic micro-torches
Dental operating lights
Amalgam bands
Towel clamps
Gates-Glidden drills
Slow-speed dental handpieces
Ultrasonic cleaners
Rubber dam frames
Pointing devices
Visible light curing units
Surgical handles
Digital medical thermometers
Dental chisels
Cross-bar elevators
Wire and arch bar scissors
Articulating paper forceps
Wiring pliers
Curved mosquito forceps
Plaster vibrators
Thyroid shields
High-speed dental handpieces
Broaches
Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
Amalgam retainers
Needle holders
Tongue retractors
Suture scissors
Air/water syringes
Surgical gloves
Explorers
Single-end explorers
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
Endo excavators
Bridge removers
Dental x ray protective aprons
Bite blocks
Crown removers
Oral evacuation equipment
Dental syringes
Electrically powered dental amalgamators
Surgical masks
Double-end periodontal probes
Dental matrix bands
Anterior forceps
Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
Occlusal force analysis systems
Pulp testers
Gutta percha dispensers
Air compressors
Nitrous oxide administration equipment
Tissue forceps
Crown scissors
Contra angle sheaths
Desktop computers
Disimpaction forceps
Sharpening stones
Panoramic x ray equipment
Root canal reamers
Crane picks
Surgical burs
Intraoral printers
Straight mosquito forceps
Model trimmers
Straight scissors
Instrument sharpeners
Root canal files
Rubber dam punches
Spoons
Cement placing instruments
Intraoral x ray equipment
Chemical vapor sterilizers
Angled pliers
Thyroid collars
Root canal barbed broaches
Dental handpieces
Copalite retainers
Root canal pluggers
High heat sterilizers
Bayonet forceps
Pulse oximeters
Tooth color shade guides
Cement spatulas
Rubber dam clamp forceps
Intraoral microscope systems
Metal spatulas
Crown splitting forceps
Dental lasers
Notebook computers
Intraoral camera systems
Periotomes
Dental aspiration syringes
Pedodontic forceps
Dental air abrasion systems
Air/water syringe tips
Saliva ejectors
Foot controls
Blood pressure monitors
Automatic film processing systems
Dental wire cutters
Straight attachments
Scanners
Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
Surgical scissors
Laryngeal mask airways LMA
Posterior scalers
Plastic filling instruments
Dental wax spatuals
Cotton pliers
Dental burnishers
Copalite bands
Dycal instruments
Ligature instruments
Periodontal elevators
Protective gowns
Safety glasses
Daylight loader film processing systems
Fiberoptic dental mirrors
Dental laboratory plaster traps
Single-ended periodontal probes
Crown removing pliers
Dental electrosurgery devices
Fiberoptic aspirators
Cricothyrotomy devices
Dental condensers
Interproximal carvers
Awls
Root canal enlargers
Dental excavating burs
Prophylaxis angles
Masks
Dental margin trimmers
Root tip picks
Biscuspid forceps
Capnographs
Furcation probes
Root canal spreaders
Periodontal probing devices
Dental chairs
Enamel hatchets
Prophy contra angle head assemblies
Straight dental handpieces
Dental fiberoptic retractors
Autoclaves
Bulb irrigators
Pluggers
Rongeur forceps
Extraoral x ray equipment
Root elevators
Tongue forceps
Periodontal knives
Gauze packers
Straight elevators
Sickles
Root canal rasps
Band setters
Manual film processing systems
Matrix retainers
Dental cord packing instruments
Personal computers
Chin-length plastic face shields
Bone clamps
Periosteal elevators
Endodontic obturating cones
Endodontic pluggers
Bone files
Prophylaxis brushes
Photo-activated disinfection systems
Automated external defibrillators AED
Porcelain crown pliers
Mouth mirrors
Dental amalgam carvers
Rubber dam clamps
Periodontal curettes
Surgical elevators
Turvey maxillary expander
Straight hemostats
Dental impression trays
Composite placing instruments
Spoon excavators
Eyewash stations
Amalgam condensers
Amalgam wells
Dental excavators
Headsets
Ultrasonic scaler tips
Prophylaxis cups
Tissue retractors
Dental mouth props
Molar forceps
Apex locators
Metric calipers

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