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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
- Chief of Surgery
Tasks for “Dental Surgeon”
- Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants, and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
- 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.
- Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
- Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery.
- Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.
- Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions, such as cleft lip and palate and jaw growth problems.
- Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
- Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
- Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements.
- Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
- Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the jaws and face.
- Administer general and local anesthetics.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dental placement instruments
- Surgical gloves
- Crown spreaders
- Straight dental scissors
- Woodward elevators
- Dental mouth props
- Curved iris scissors
- Potts elevators
- Oral surgical retractors
- Oral surgery ronguers
- Luxating elevators
- Towel clamps
- Desktop computers
- Alveolar forceps
- Straight iris scissors
- Bone mills
- Pulse oximeters
- Periodontal surgical curettes
- Dental laser systems
- Volumetric infusion pumps
- Left syndesmotomes
- Lacrimal probes
- Periodontal hoe scalers
- Right syndesmotomes
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Dental bone rasps
- Compass microsaws
- File scalers
- Pedodontic forceps
- Dental spreading tools
- Anesthetic injectors
- Endodontic excavators
- Skin hooks
- Root forceps
- Crown removers
- Rubber dam frames
- Gouge elevators
- Endodontic pluggers
- Piezoelectric ultrasonic generators
- Straight osteotomes
- Periodontal chisels
- Intravenous IV equipment
- Safety glasses
- Nitrous oxide delivery systems
- Dental reciprocating saws
- Dental loupes
- Surgical irrigation sets
- Crown lengthening gauges
- Laptop computers
- Irrigating syringes
- Straight hemostats
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Periosteal elevators
- Posterior periotomes
- Dental gauze packers
- Bandage scissors
- Bone packers
- Bone files
- Serrated elevators
- Safety goggles
- Mucotomes
- V-notch retractors
- Dental surgical burs
- Electrosurgical units
- Peristaltic water pumps
- Curved dental scissors
- Molt mouth gags
- Sinus curettes
- Rubber dam clamps
- Angled scalpels
- Dental tissue pliers
- Tissue forceps
- Dental mallets
- Intraoral digital video cameras
- Curved osteostomes
- Endodontic gauges
- Ultrasonic sterilization units
- Osseoscalpel microsaws
- Mead forceps
- Dental suture needles
- Digital dental x ray units
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Surgical scalpels
- Wire twisting scissors
- Dean scissors
- Microsurgical corn suture pliers
- Rubber dam punches
- Dental elevators
- Multiparameter vital sign monitors
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Capnograph monitors
- Tissue nippers
- Seldin elevators
- Wire cutting scissors
- Apical forceps
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Apexo elevators
- Dental sagittal saws
- Intraoral still cameras
- Needle holders
- Root elevators
- Stout elevators
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Electrocardiography EKG monitors
- Articulating paper forceps
- Bone calipers
- Tongue retractors
- Sinus retractors
- Surgical masks
- Gingival cord packers
- Dental computed tomography CT scanners
- Trephine burs
- Mouth mirrors
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT scanners
- Sphygmomanometers
- Cheek retractors
- Dental cryosurgery units
- Oscillating microsaws
- Dental root tip picks
- Endondontic explorers
- Electrotomes
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Bone crushers
- Periodontal knives
- Dental suction units
- Oral airways
- Bone pluggers
- Anesthesia machines
- Dental aspirators
- Anterior periotomes
- Suture scissors
- Straight syndesmotomes
- Chisel scalers
- Warwick-James elevators
- Bone tampers
- Cryer elevators
- Curtis elevators
- Heidbrink elevators
- Sinus lift instruments
- Curved hemostats
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