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