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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
- Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist
Tasks for “Reconstructive Dentist”
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
Related Technology & Tools
- High-speed handpieces
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Digital dental x ray units
- Mouth mirrors
- Sprue formers
- Air injectors
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Water injectors
- Partial impression trays
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Wire cutting scissors
- Crown grippers
- Safety goggles
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Surgical gloves
- Forming pliers
- Desktop computers
- Ligature tying pliers
- Surgical masks
- Dental articulators
- Mosquito pliers
- Dental explorers
- Willis gauges
- Serrated pliers
- Distal end cutters
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Bunsen burners
- Digital cameras
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Suture scissors
- Dental mouth props
- Edentulous impression trays
- Gothic arch tracers
- Shade guides
- Plaster knives
- Weingart utility pliers
- Bird beak pliers
- Surgical needle holders
- Articulating paper forceps
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Face bows
- Crown removal pliers
- Implant ratchets
- Placing pliers
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Dental scanners
- Dental thickness gauges
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Bending pliers
- Periosteal elevators
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Dental caliper gauges
- Dental impression guns
- Anesthetic injectors
- Boley gauges
- Needle point tracers
- Abutment drivers
- Intraoral still cameras
- Low-speed handpieces
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Modeling carvers
- Crown and bridge trays
- Adjustable articulators
- Titanium forceps
- Laptop computers
- Dental wax carvers
- Dental wax knives
- Cement spatulas
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Fox planes
- Band pushers
- Crown spreaders
- Dental bur attachments
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Materialise Dental SimPLANT
- Consult-PRO
- Practice-Web Dental
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
- Kea Software impDAT
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
- Image management software
- Henry Schein Easy Dental
- Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
- Perio charting software
- Planet DDS Denticon
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft