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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”.

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Tasks for “Family Dentist”

Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
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.
Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
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.
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.
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.
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.

Related Technology & Tools

Pretracheal stethoscopes
Prophy contra angle head assemblies
Straight elevators
Scalpels
High-speed dental handpieces
Amalgam wells
Dental excavators
Surgical masks
Intraoral x ray equipment
Sickles
Towel clamps
Capnographs
Autoclaves
Tissue retractors
Rongeur forceps
Dental chairs
Model trimmers
High-speed evacuators
Root canal rasps
Articulating paper forceps
Dental impression trays
Anterior forceps
Air/water syringes
Dental chisels
Desktop computers
Gauze packers
Tooth color shade guides
Electrically powered dental amalgamators
Dental drills
Plastic filling instruments
Surgical scissors
Dental laboratory plaster traps
Bulb irrigators
Scanners
Metric calipers
Turvey maxillary expander
Digital radiographic equipment
Angled pliers
Straight attachments
Instrument sharpeners
Surgical elevators
Automated external defibrillators AED
Dental syringes
Explorers
Saliva ejectors
Double-end periodontal probes
Matrix retainers
Composite placing instruments
Interproximal carvers
Air/water syringe tips
High heat sterilizers
Bridge removers
Amalgam carriers
Periodontal probing devices
Ultrasonic cleaners
Prophylaxis cups
Ultrasonic scaler tips
Root canal pluggers
Surgical burs
Metal spatulas
Root canal enlargers
Safety glasses
Dental aspiration syringes
Root tip picks
Eyewash stations
Dental burnishers
Cross-bar elevators
Suture scissors
Rubber dam punches
Enamel hatchets
Crown removing pliers
Rubber dam clamp forceps
Amalgam bands
Prophylaxis brushes
Band setters
Prophylaxis angles
Tissue forceps
Double-end explorers
Intraoral camera systems
Disimpaction forceps
Bite blocks
Rubber dam clamps
Dental laboratory lathes
Personal computers
Single-end explorers
Sharpening stones
Chin-length plastic face shields
Thyroid shields
Copalite retainers
Spoon excavators
Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
Automatic film processing systems
Root canal barbed broaches
Panoramic x ray equipment
Bayonet forceps
Daylight loader film processing systems
Biscuspid forceps
Dental cord packing instruments
Broaches
Manual film processing systems
Dental x ray protective aprons
Mouth mirrors
Periodontal knives
Straight dental handpieces
Masks
Bone files
Fiberoptic dental mirrors
Dental condensers
Pedodontic forceps
Periotomes
Extraoral x ray equipment
Chemical vapor sterilizers
Nitrous oxide administration equipment
Dental electrosurgery devices
Periosteal elevators
Tongue forceps
Visible light curing units
Gates-Glidden drills
Wiring pliers
Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
Spoons
Rubber dam frames
Pluggers
Angle dental handpieces
Dental wire cutters
Cricothyrotomy devices
Straight hemostats
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
Slow-speed dental handpieces
Contra angle sheaths
Fiberoptic aspirators
Oral evacuation equipment
Single-ended periodontal probes
Dental matrix bands
Posterior scalers
Dental wax spatuals
Protective gowns
Periodontal pocket markers
Cotton pliers
Dental air abrasion systems
Notebook computers
Dental fiberoptic retractors
Needle holders
Tongue retractors
Amalgam retainers
Air compressors
Plaster knives
Straight scissors
Headsets
Periodontal elevators
Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
Crane picks
Pulse oximeters
Dycal instruments
Crown removers
Molar forceps
Gutta percha dispensers
Wire and arch bar scissors
Intraoral microscope systems
Blood pressure monitors
Dental handpieces
Pulp testers
Dental margin trimmers
Straight mosquito forceps
Surgical gloves
Root canal files
Dental operating lights
Furcation probes
Crown scissors
Ligature instruments
Thyroid collars
Cement placing instruments
Dental mouth props
Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
Curved mosquito forceps
Awls
Crown splitting forceps
Pointing devices
Cement spatulas
Intraoral printers
Curved hemostats
Dental amalgam carvers
Photo-activated disinfection systems
Surgical handles
Copalite bands
Apex locators
Bone clamps
Root canal spreaders
Laryngeal mask airways LMA
Endodontic obturating cones
Tooth-whitening argon lasers
Plaster vibrators
Dental mallets
Digital medical thermometers
Root elevators
Amalgam condensers
Periodontal curettes
Occlusal force analysis systems
Dental lasers
Porcelain crown pliers
Endodontic micro-torches
Endo excavators
Dental scissors
Foot controls
Root canal reamers
Dental excavating burs
Endodontic pluggers
Anterior scalers

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