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