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