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