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