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