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