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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”
- Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
- Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
- Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
- Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
- 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.
- Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
- Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
- Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
- Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
- Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
- Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
- Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
- Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
- Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
- Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
- Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
- Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
- Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
- Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
Related Technology & Tools
- Thyroid shields
- Manual film processing systems
- Straight hemostats
- Surgical gloves
- Prophy contra angle head assemblies
- Dental excavators
- Periodontal curettes
- Composite placing instruments
- Straight dental handpieces
- Dental drills
- Root canal barbed broaches
- Dental air abrasion systems
- Explorers
- Extraoral x ray equipment
- Masks
- Dycal instruments
- Periotomes
- Disimpaction forceps
- Dental margin trimmers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Periodontal pocket markers
- Periodontal elevators
- Band setters
- Amalgam carriers
- Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Angle dental handpieces
- Prophylaxis cups
- Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
- Ultrasonic scaler tips
- Bone clamps
- Porcelain crown pliers
- Gauze packers
- Pedodontic forceps
- Cotton pliers
- Personal computers
- Bayonet forceps
- Towel clamps
- Crown scissors
- Amalgam retainers
- Posterior scalers
- Oral evacuation equipment
- Mouth mirrors
- Cricothyrotomy devices
- Spoon excavators
- Root canal files
- Dental x ray protective aprons
- Electrically powered dental amalgamators
- Root canal reamers
- Air/water syringes
- Intraoral microscope systems
- Dental electrosurgery devices
- Pretracheal stethoscopes
- Surgical masks
- Root tip picks
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
- Straight mosquito forceps
- Dental matrix bands
- Tongue forceps
- Cement placing instruments
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Amalgam bands
- Dental excavating burs
- Anterior forceps
- Root elevators
- Rongeur forceps
- Pulse oximeters
- Dental condensers
- Sickles
- Surgical handles
- Rubber dam punches
- Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
- Dental lasers
- Instrument sharpeners
- Interproximal carvers
- Pluggers
- Root canal rasps
- Crown splitting forceps
- Dental wax spatuals
- Periodontal knives
- Straight attachments
- Cross-bar elevators
- Capnographs
- Dental wire cutters
- Root canal spreaders
- Copalite retainers
- Crown removing pliers
- Periosteal elevators
- Articulating paper forceps
- Chemical vapor sterilizers
- Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
- Endo excavators
- Tooth color shade guides
- Cement spatulas
- Tissue retractors
- Protective gowns
- Pointing devices
- Surgical burs
- Suture scissors
- Broaches
- Gates-Glidden drills
- Panoramic x ray equipment
- Dental chairs
- Photo-activated disinfection systems
- Copalite bands
- Occlusal force analysis systems
- Enamel hatchets
- Anterior scalers
- Surgical elevators
- Dental impression trays
- Surgical scissors
- Double-end periodontal probes
- Tongue retractors
- Root canal pluggers
- Nitrous oxide administration equipment
- Plaster knives
- Metal spatulas
- Dental syringes
- Needle holders
- Foot controls
- Laryngeal mask airways LMA
- Turvey maxillary expander
- Dental laboratory plaster traps
- Safety glasses
- Crane picks
- Model trimmers
- Chin-length plastic face shields
- Endodontic pluggers
- Bulb irrigators
- Eyewash stations
- Digital radiographic equipment
- Awls
- Spoons
- Pulp testers
- Bite blocks
- Straight elevators
- Dental handpieces
- Matrix retainers
- Dental amalgam carvers
- Root canal enlargers
- Gutta percha dispensers
- Curved mosquito forceps
- Dental mallets
- Contra angle sheaths
- Slow-speed dental handpieces
- Scanners
- Ligature instruments
- Bone files
- Digital medical thermometers
- Apex locators
- Biscuspid forceps
- Furcation probes
- Single-end explorers
- Tissue forceps
- Sharpening stones
- Daylight loader film processing systems
- Wire and arch bar scissors
- Dental scissors
- Fiberoptic dental mirrors
- Scalpels
- Endodontic obturating cones
- Double-end explorers
- Angled pliers
- Notebook computers
- Dental fiberoptic retractors
- Curved hemostats
- Saliva ejectors
- Wiring pliers
- Plastic filling instruments
- Blood pressure monitors
- Metric calipers
- Plaster vibrators
- Dental mouth props
- Molar forceps
- Dental chisels
- Intraoral camera systems
- Endodontic micro-torches
- Visible light curing units
- Dental laboratory lathes
- Bridge removers
- Rubber dam frames
- Dental cord packing instruments
- Tooth-whitening argon lasers
- Automatic film processing systems
- High heat sterilizers
- Dental burnishers
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Intraoral printers
- Amalgam wells
- Air/water syringe tips
- Thyroid collars
- Autoclaves
- Rubber dam clamps
- Air compressors
- Amalgam condensers
- High-speed evacuators
- Fiberoptic aspirators
- Single-ended periodontal probes
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Headsets
- Prophylaxis brushes
- Crown removers
- Prophylaxis angles
- Straight scissors
- Periodontal probing devices
- Desktop computers
- Dental operating lights
- Automated external defibrillators AED
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- Dental imaging software
- ABELSoft ABELDent
- DSN Software Perio-Exec
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- EZ 2000
- Accounting software
- ACE Dental
- Word processing software
- Voice-activated perio charting software
- Dental digital radiology software
- DentiMax
- Microsoft Office
- Windent OMS
- Dental clinical records software
- Windent SQL
- Data Team DDS
- OCS Office-Partner
- PEB XLDent
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- AltaPoint Data Systems AltaPoint Dental
- Spreadsheet software
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- Genesis Dental
- Practice management software PMS
- Microsoft Excel
- Henry Schein EndoVision
- AlphaDent
- Web browser software
- Dental intra-oral imaging software
- MDC Services DentalMate
- Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
- DSN Software Dental-Exec
- DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec