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