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