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Job Description
Construct oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures to correct natural and acquired deformation of mouth and jaws, to restore and maintain oral function, such as chewing and speaking, and to improve appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1024.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 168,140.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 80.00
- Currently, there are 750 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Prosthodontists”.
Also Known As…
- Prosthodontists
- Removable Prosthodontist
- Prosthodontist/Restorative/Reconstructive Dentist
- Prosthodontist/Owner
- Prosthodontist/Educator
- Prosthodontist, Assistant Clinical Professor
- Prosthodontist
- Prosthetic Dentist
- Maxillofacial Prosthodontist
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Dental Science, Prosthodontist
- Reconstructive Dentist
Tasks for “Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist”
- Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
- Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
Related Technology & Tools
- Bunsen burners
- Laptop computers
- Articulating paper forceps
- Suture scissors
- Modeling carvers
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Crown and bridge trays
- Partial impression trays
- Ligature tying pliers
- Boley gauges
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Mosquito pliers
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Surgical needle holders
- Desktop computers
- Low-speed handpieces
- Periosteal elevators
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Needle point tracers
- Dental articulators
- Digital cameras
- Titanium forceps
- Shade guides
- High-speed handpieces
- Dental scanners
- Dental caliper gauges
- Dental wax knives
- Mouth mirrors
- Dental explorers
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Crown grippers
- Water injectors
- Face bows
- Air injectors
- Serrated pliers
- Anesthetic injectors
- Bird beak pliers
- Adjustable articulators
- Plaster knives
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Intraoral still cameras
- Wire cutting scissors
- Weingart utility pliers
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Placing pliers
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Surgical gloves
- Dental bur attachments
- Cement spatulas
- Surgical masks
- Abutment drivers
- Crown spreaders
- Gothic arch tracers
- Distal end cutters
- Digital dental x ray units
- Implant ratchets
- Willis gauges
- Dental mouth props
- Sprue formers
- Crown removal pliers
- Dental wax carvers
- Dental thickness gauges
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Fox planes
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Band pushers
- Edentulous impression trays
- Safety goggles
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Bending pliers
- Forming pliers
- Dental impression guns
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- Perio charting software
- Consult-PRO
- Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
- Kea Software impDAT
- Practice-Web Dental
- Materialise Dental SimPLANT
- Image management software
- Planet DDS Denticon
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Henry Schein Easy Dental
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- Henry Schein DentalVision Professional