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