Dentists – General Dentists
Dental Job – Implants
General Dentist: DMD or DDS
Posted on July 25, 2017
Written by Cathy Allen
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Patient Care
- Examines patients' teeth and mouth.
- Analyzes x-rays and evaluates dental needs.
- Plans treatment and health promotion programs.
- Administers anesthetics to patients.
- Treats teeth and tissue problems using equipment and tools, such as drills or
mouth mirrors.
- Cleans teeth using a variety of brushes, probes, and polishers to
remove plaque and stains
- Cleans out and fills in cavities, rebuilds broken teeth, replaces
missing teeth, and pulls out unnecessary or severely damaged teeth.
- Extracts teeth, makes models for replacement teeth, and takes accurate
measurements for new teeth.
- Performs surgery on gums or on supporting bones.
- Provides instruction on dental care.
- Writes prescriptions for patients.
- Keeps records of the work done on patients.
- Business Tasks
- Manages and hires staff.
- Supervises workers and office processes including
- Bookkeeping and buying equipment and supplies.
About the Author:
Cathy Allen has written many employment related articles for Dentalworkers.com since year 2000.
Some publications include The Dental Assistant,
The Warschaw Learning Institute’s Newsletter,
the ADAA Educators Newsletter, Business Beat,
the ADAA Student Newsletter and other dental
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