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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”
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- 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.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- 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.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
Related Technology & Tools
- Surgical needle holders
- Dental wax carvers
- Crown removal pliers
- Ligature tying pliers
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Dental articulators
- Dental bur attachments
- Wire cutting scissors
- Surgical gloves
- Adjustable articulators
- Titanium forceps
- Mosquito pliers
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Intraoral still cameras
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Bending pliers
- Willis gauges
- Laptop computers
- Air injectors
- Suture scissors
- Low-speed handpieces
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Sprue formers
- Edentulous impression trays
- Bird beak pliers
- Crown spreaders
- Forming pliers
- Modeling carvers
- Plaster knives
- Boley gauges
- Implant ratchets
- Cement spatulas
- Mouth mirrors
- Needle point tracers
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Dental thickness gauges
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Dental explorers
- Abutment drivers
- Digital dental x ray units
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Dental scanners
- Anesthetic injectors
- Serrated pliers
- Safety goggles
- Dental wax knives
- Partial impression trays
- Dental impression guns
- Crown and bridge trays
- Band pushers
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Dental caliper gauges
- Periosteal elevators
- Dental mouth props
- Face bows
- Gothic arch tracers
- Shade guides
- Articulating paper forceps
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Bunsen burners
- Distal end cutters
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Water injectors
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- High-speed handpieces
- Weingart utility pliers
- Fox planes
- Placing pliers
- Crown grippers
- Surgical masks
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Perio charting software
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