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Job Description
Perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. May diagnose problems of the oral and maxillofacial regions. May perform surgery to improve function or appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1022.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 232,870.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 111.00
- Currently, there are 5,380 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons”.
Also Known As…
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Surgeon
- Resident Surgeon
- Resident Physician
- Oral Surgeon
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon-Practice Owner
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS)
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Dental Service Chief
- Surgeon/President
- Surgeon Partner
- Owner Oral Surgeon
- Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Doctor
- Dental Surgeon
Tasks for “Chief of Surgery”
- Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
- Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions, such as cleft lip and palate and jaw growth problems.
- Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the jaws and face.
- Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.
- Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants, and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
- Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements.
- Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
- Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery.
- Administer general and local anesthetics.
- Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
- Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
- Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
- Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sinus lift instruments
- Dental mallets
- Curved dental scissors
- Stout elevators
- Volumetric infusion pumps
- Bone packers
- Gouge elevators
- Dental root tip picks
- Multiparameter vital sign monitors
- Cryer elevators
- Dental surgical burs
- Nitrous oxide delivery systems
- Pedodontic forceps
- Rubber dam frames
- Apical forceps
- Anesthesia machines
- Gingival cord packers
- Straight hemostats
- Compass microsaws
- Dean scissors
- Mead forceps
- Dental bone rasps
- Oral surgical retractors
- Capnograph monitors
- Curved hemostats
- Alveolar forceps
- Intravenous IV equipment
- Osseoscalpel microsaws
- V-notch retractors
- Pulse oximeters
- Periodontal chisels
- Warwick-James elevators
- Luxating elevators
- Desktop computers
- Electrotomes
- Curved osteostomes
- Mucotomes
- Oral surgery ronguers
- Dental tissue pliers
- Seldin elevators
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Root elevators
- Straight iris scissors
- Heidbrink elevators
- Bone files
- Anesthetic injectors
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT scanners
- Posterior periotomes
- Dental sagittal saws
- Dental aspirators
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Chisel scalers
- Bone crushers
- Safety glasses
- Dental elevators
- Articulating paper forceps
- Bone pluggers
- Digital dental x ray units
- Intraoral still cameras
- Surgical masks
- Periodontal hoe scalers
- Suture scissors
- Dental placement instruments
- Endondontic explorers
- Root forceps
- Lacrimal probes
- Microsurgical corn suture pliers
- Bandage scissors
- Crown lengthening gauges
- Electrosurgical units
- Crown removers
- Tissue forceps
- Needle holders
- Bone mills
- Laptop computers
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Intraoral digital video cameras
- Periosteal elevators
- Serrated elevators
- Dental gauze packers
- Electrocardiography EKG monitors
- Periodontal surgical curettes
- Mouth mirrors
- Rubber dam clamps
- Molt mouth gags
- Sphygmomanometers
- Potts elevators
- Ultrasonic sterilization units
- Wire twisting scissors
- Bone tampers
- Safety goggles
- Dental loupes
- Endodontic pluggers
- Right syndesmotomes
- Periodontal knives
- Surgical gloves
- High-speed dental handpieces
- File scalers
- Piezoelectric ultrasonic generators
- Towel clamps
- Dental cryosurgery units
- Dental suture needles
- Cheek retractors
- Curtis elevators
- Tongue retractors
- Wire cutting scissors
- Dental suction units
- Dental reciprocating saws
- Straight syndesmotomes
- Sinus retractors
- Bone calipers
- Dental computed tomography CT scanners
- Peristaltic water pumps
- Woodward elevators
- Oral airways
- Straight dental scissors
- Endodontic gauges
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Straight osteotomes
- Crown spreaders
- Anterior periotomes
- Dental mouth props
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Sinus curettes
- Dental spreading tools
- Endodontic excavators
- Surgical irrigation sets
- Trephine burs
- Irrigating syringes
- Angled scalpels
- Dental laser systems
- Rubber dam punches
- Left syndesmotomes
- Curved iris scissors
- Oscillating microsaws
- Tissue nippers
- Skin hooks
- Apexo elevators
- Surgical scalpels
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