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Job Description
Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1023.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 228,780.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 109.00
- Currently, there are 5,200 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Orthodontists”.
Also Known As…
- Orthodontists
- Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Orthodontist, Vice President
- Orthodontist, Small Business Owner
- Orthodontist
- Board Certified Orthodontist
- Pediatric Orthodontist
- Invisible Braces Orthodontist
- Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentist
Tasks for “Orthodontist”
- Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
- Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
- Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
- Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans.
- Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
- Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
- Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
- Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
- Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.
- Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Orthodontic wire cutters
- Desktop computers
- Laser scanners
- Cold sterilizers
- Band contouring pliers
- Tablet computers
- Surgical masks
- Dental micrometers
- Band pushers
- Pin and ligature cutters
- Surgical hook crimping pliers
- Dental scalers
- Mathieu pliers
- Digital stereoscopic cameras
- Bracket removing pliers
- Dental curing light sources
- Distal end cutters
- Band removers
- Lingual arch forming pliers
- Digital cameras
- Band slitting pliers
- Single-end explorers
- Surgical gloves
- Cheek retractors
- Ligature directors
- Safety glasses
- Mouth mirrors
- Tie-back pliers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Boone gauges
- Dental digital panoramic x ray units
- Dontrix gauges
- Personal computers
- Hemostat pliers
- Loop forming pliers
- Ligature tying pliers
- Dental explorers
- Bird beak pliers
- Posterior band removing pliers
- Dry heat sterilizers
- Weingart utility pliers
- College tweezers
- Jarabak pliers
- Twirl-ons
- Intraoral 3-D imaging devices
- Autoclave sterilizers
- Light wire pliers
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT equipment
- Positive positioners
- Cap removing pliers
- Dental digital x ray machines
- Rectangular arch forming pliers
- Hollow chop pliers
- Double-ended band seaters
- Lingual torquing keys
- Interproximal strippers
- Mathieu needle holders
- Adhesive removing pliers
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