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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 “Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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