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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 “Pediatric Dentist”

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.
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.
Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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