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