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3113 Dentists
Main Duties:
- Examine patients' teeth, gums and surrounding tissue to
diagnose disease, injury and decay and plan appropriate
treatment
- Restore, extract and replace diseased and decayed
teeth
- Perform oral surgery, periodontal surgery and other
treatments
- Clean teeth and instruct patients on oral hygiene
- Design bridgework, fit dentures and provide appliances to
correct abnormal positioning of the teeth and jaws, or write
fabrication instructions or prescriptions for use by denturists
and dental technicians
- Supervise dental hygienists, dental assistants and other
staff
- Dentists may specialize in such areas as oral and
maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry,
periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, oral pathology, oral
radiology or public health dentistry.
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