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