Dental Resume Keywords & ATS Expectations

This isn't an article — it's the live data our resume scanner uses to analyze dental resumes. When the engine improves, this page updates with it.

Core skills per the U.S. Department of Labor

Source: O*NET 29-1292.00 — Dental Hygienists (onetonline.org, public domain)

periodontal assessmentprophylaxispatient educationradiographyinfection control

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Keywords ATS systems expect on dental resumes

dentalpatients dentalcleaningsprophylaxisrestorativecrownsfillingsextractionsroot canalradiographsx-rays dentalperiodontalscaling and root planingfluorideimpressionschairsidesterilizationfour-handed dentistrytreatment planningoral healthhygiene appointments

Job titles recruiters recognize in this field

dentistdental hygienistdental assistantorthodontistoral surgeonendodontistperiodontistdental office managertreatment coordinatorregistered dental assistantrdadental lab technician

Certifications that anchor a dental resume

ddsdmdrdhrdacdaefdaradiology certifiedcpr certified

What screeners check first in dental

Licensure belongs in the top third of page one.

Common questions

What keywords do ATS systems look for on dental resumes?

The highest-weight terms in our dental detection engine include dental, patients dental, cleanings, prophylaxis, restorative, crowns, fillings, extractions. These come from the live tables our scanner runs on every dental resume — use the exact recognized form of each term you can honestly claim, once, attached to real experience.

Which certifications matter most on a dental resume?

Our scanner anchors dental resumes on certifications like DDS, DMD, RDH, RDA, CDA, EFDA. List the ones you hold with their exact recognized abbreviation — recruiters and ATS searches both match on the standard form.

What do screeners check first on dental resumes?

Licensure belongs in the top third of page one.

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Role-specific keyword guides

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Methodology: keyword and title lists come directly from the detection tables our scanner runs on every dental resume, validated by a pinned regression suite. O*NET data is public domain from the U.S. Department of Labor. See our methodology.