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