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