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