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