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