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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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