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