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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”
- 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.
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
- Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
- Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
- Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
- Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
- Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
- Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
- Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
- Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
- Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.
- Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
- Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
- Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Amalgam condensers
- Safety glasses
- Cement spatulas
- Panoramic x ray equipment
- Periotomes
- Pulse oximeters
- Bone files
- Mouth mirrors
- Instrument sharpeners
- Curved hemostats
- Anterior forceps
- Photo-activated disinfection systems
- Dental scissors
- Biscuspid forceps
- Digital medical thermometers
- Straight scissors
- Prophylaxis brushes
- Dental impression trays
- Amalgam wells
- Eyewash stations
- Interproximal carvers
- Periodontal pocket markers
- Double-end explorers
- Dental laboratory lathes
- Turvey maxillary expander
- Daylight loader film processing systems
- Rubber dam punches
- Rubber dam frames
- Nitrous oxide administration equipment
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Dental operating lights
- Dental fiberoptic retractors
- Pluggers
- Saliva ejectors
- Plaster vibrators
- Straight mosquito forceps
- Periodontal knives
- High-speed evacuators
- Intraoral camera systems
- Endo excavators
- Apex locators
- Metric calipers
- Dental mouth props
- Bulb irrigators
- Fiberoptic aspirators
- Sharpening stones
- Gauze packers
- Band setters
- Bone clamps
- Furcation probes
- Wire and arch bar scissors
- Spoons
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Root canal reamers
- Surgical handles
- Needle holders
- Dental chisels
- Double-end periodontal probes
- Air/water syringes
- Articulating paper forceps
- Dental syringes
- Root canal barbed broaches
- Single-ended periodontal probes
- Root canal files
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Intraoral microscope systems
- Tongue forceps
- Periodontal curettes
- Dental condensers
- Digital radiographic equipment
- Root canal pluggers
- Enamel hatchets
- Root canal spreaders
- Masks
- Dental wire cutters
- Surgical scissors
- Autoclaves
- Scanners
- Molar forceps
- Thyroid collars
- Pretracheal stethoscopes
- Surgical elevators
- Surgical gloves
- Pulp testers
- Electrically powered dental amalgamators
- Dental drills
- Curved mosquito forceps
- Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Tongue retractors
- Dental lasers
- Dental excavators
- Gutta percha dispensers
- Cricothyrotomy devices
- Root canal rasps
- Pedodontic forceps
- Periosteal elevators
- High heat sterilizers
- Ligature instruments
- Headsets
- Surgical burs
- Chin-length plastic face shields
- Dental laboratory plaster traps
- Extraoral x ray equipment
- Dental amalgam carvers
- Prophy contra angle head assemblies
- Periodontal elevators
- Bite blocks
- Rongeur forceps
- Broaches
- Dental cord packing instruments
- Explorers
- Occlusal force analysis systems
- Intraoral printers
- Surgical masks
- Dental mallets
- Straight dental handpieces
- Spoon excavators
- Single-end explorers
- Awls
- Desktop computers
- Amalgam carriers
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Towel clamps
- Porcelain crown pliers
- Wiring pliers
- Air/water syringe tips
- Dental burnishers
- Gates-Glidden drills
- Endodontic micro-torches
- Slow-speed dental handpieces
- Plaster knives
- Notebook computers
- Straight elevators
- Cement placing instruments
- Scalpels
- Capnographs
- Cotton pliers
- Endodontic obturating cones
- Copalite bands
- Prophylaxis cups
- Manual film processing systems
- Cross-bar elevators
- Anterior scalers
- Posterior scalers
- Sickles
- Straight attachments
- Angled pliers
- Fiberoptic dental mirrors
- Crown splitting forceps
- Periodontal probing devices
- Dental wax spatuals
- Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
- Thyroid shields
- Laryngeal mask airways LMA
- Crown removing pliers
- Blood pressure monitors
- Dental excavating burs
- Dental margin trimmers
- Tooth-whitening argon lasers
- Visible light curing units
- Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
- Personal computers
- Crown removers
- Prophylaxis angles
- Plastic filling instruments
- Root canal enlargers
- Model trimmers
- Straight hemostats
- Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
- Dental x ray protective aprons
- Dycal instruments
- Ultrasonic scaler tips
- Suture scissors
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
- Automatic film processing systems
- Air compressors
- Matrix retainers
- Root elevators
- Dental chairs
- Dental handpieces
- Tissue retractors
- Amalgam bands
- Tooth color shade guides
- Bayonet forceps
- Copalite retainers
- Endodontic pluggers
- Composite placing instruments
- Dental electrosurgery devices
- Root tip picks
- Disimpaction forceps
- Rubber dam clamps
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Angle dental handpieces
- Oral evacuation equipment
- Amalgam retainers
- Tissue forceps
- Protective gowns
- Metal spatulas
- Chemical vapor sterilizers
- Bridge removers
- Foot controls
- Dental matrix bands
- Contra angle sheaths
- Pointing devices
- Crown scissors
- Dental air abrasion systems
- Crane picks
- Dental digital radiology software
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak SOFTDENT Practice management software PMS
- Accounting software
- DSN Software Perio-Exec
- Microsoft Excel
- MDC Services DentalMate
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Voice-activated perio charting software
- EZ 2000
- DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec
- Web browser software
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- ABELSoft ABELDent
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- PEB XLDent
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
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- Dental imaging software
- Dental clinical records software
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- Spreadsheet software
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- Word processing software
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- Henry Schein PerioVision
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- MOGO Dental Software MOGO
- Practice management software PMS
- Henry Schein EndoVision