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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/Educator”
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- 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.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- 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.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- 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.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
Related Technology & Tools
- Distal end cutters
- Dental wax knives
- Dental mouth props
- Dental wax carvers
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Surgical gloves
- Periosteal elevators
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Dental articulators
- Bending pliers
- Water injectors
- Partial impression trays
- Adjustable articulators
- Fox planes
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Dental scanners
- Willis gauges
- Dental impression guns
- Edentulous impression trays
- Dental explorers
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Shade guides
- Safety goggles
- Crown spreaders
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Cement spatulas
- Sprue formers
- Wire cutting scissors
- Laptop computers
- High-speed handpieces
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Articulating paper forceps
- Digital cameras
- Plaster knives
- Crown grippers
- Bird beak pliers
- Needle point tracers
- Air injectors
- Implant ratchets
- Ligature tying pliers
- Suture scissors
- Low-speed handpieces
- Mouth mirrors
- Band pushers
- Modeling carvers
- Gothic arch tracers
- Desktop computers
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Abutment drivers
- Dental bur attachments
- Surgical masks
- Mosquito pliers
- Titanium forceps
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Dental thickness gauges
- Face bows
- Placing pliers
- Digital dental x ray units
- Intraoral still cameras
- Forming pliers
- Weingart utility pliers
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Serrated pliers
- Boley gauges
- Crown removal pliers
- Bunsen burners
- Anesthetic injectors
- Dental caliper gauges
- Crown and bridge trays
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Surgical needle holders
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