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