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