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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”
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
- 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.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- 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.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as 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
- Bird beak pliers
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Articulating paper forceps
- Dental bur attachments
- Band pushers
- Surgical needle holders
- Dental thickness gauges
- Dental caliper gauges
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Desktop computers
- Fox planes
- Implant ratchets
- Placing pliers
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Crown and bridge trays
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Adjustable articulators
- Dental mouth props
- Bunsen burners
- Dental wax carvers
- Safety goggles
- Dental scanners
- Air injectors
- Face bows
- Boley gauges
- Surgical masks
- Shade guides
- Mosquito pliers
- Abutment drivers
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Partial impression trays
- Titanium forceps
- Bending pliers
- Serrated pliers
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Mouth mirrors
- Dental explorers
- Dental articulators
- Forming pliers
- Modeling carvers
- Crown spreaders
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Suture scissors
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Crown grippers
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Surgical gloves
- Gothic arch tracers
- Dental impression guns
- Cement spatulas
- Water injectors
- Willis gauges
- Intraoral still cameras
- Wire cutting scissors
- Laptop computers
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Distal end cutters
- Low-speed handpieces
- Digital cameras
- Crown removal pliers
- Anesthetic injectors
- Weingart utility pliers
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Dental wax knives
- Plaster knives
- High-speed handpieces
- Periosteal elevators
- Edentulous impression trays
- Needle point tracers
- Digital dental x ray units
- Ligature tying pliers
- Sprue formers
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- Henry Schein Dentrix
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- Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
- Perio charting software
- Practice-Web Dental
- Materialise Dental SimPLANT
- Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
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- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
- Kea Software impDAT
- Consult-PRO
- Image management software