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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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