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