SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202422611
General dental practitioner
General dental practitioner performs diagnostic, preventive and curative services for dental and oral diseases and disorders. He/she examines teeth and oral cavity, using X-ray and other diagnostic tools as necessary, and prepares a plan of treatment. He/she may organise oral health services and advise on public dental health questions.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
General dental practitioner performs diagnostic, preventive and curative services for dental and oral diseases and disorders. He/she examines teeth and oral cavity, using X-ray and other diagnostic tools as necessary, and prepares a plan of treatment. He/she may organise oral health services and advise on public dental health questions.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• General dentist
Elsewhere
• Oral health therapist, see 32510
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
22 HEALTH PROFESSIONALSMinor group
226 OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALSUnit group
2261 DentistsCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 22611 — General dental practitioner
ISCO-08
- 2261 — Dentists
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.