NOC 2021 · 31110 · TEER 1
Dentists
Unit group 31110 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
Note: Express Entry draws from this TEER level.
What this group covers
Dentists diagnose, treat, prevent and control disorders of the teeth and mouth. They work in private practice or may be employed in hospitals, clinics, public health facilities or universities.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- dental surgeon
- dentist
- doctor of dental surgery
- endodontist
- general practice dentist
- implantologist - dentistry
- oral and dental surgeon
- oral and maxillofacial surgeon
- oral medicine specialist
- oral pathologist
- oral pathology and maxillofacial surgery specialist
- oral radiologist
- oral surgeon
- orthodontist
- pediatric dentist
- pedodontist
- periodontist
- prosthodontist
- public health dentist
- stomatologist
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.