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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”.

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Tasks for “Removable Prosthodontist”

Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
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.
Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
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.
Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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Gothic arch tracers
Laptop computers
Safety goggles
Partial impression trays
Plaster knives
Ligature tying pliers
Crown and bridge trays
Stone vacuum mixers
Surgical gloves
Dental impression compound water baths
Titanium forceps
Non-adjustable articulators
Desktop computers
Dental laboratory spatulas
Dental laboratory die saws
Mosquito pliers
Serrated pliers
Willis gauges
Distal end cutters
Bending pliers
Adjustable articulators
Surgical dental microscopes
Dental mouth props
Crown grippers
Surgical masks
Air injectors
Implant ratchets
Dental scanners
Crown removal pliers
Fox planes
Face bows
Boley gauges
Forming pliers
Digital dental x ray units
Dental wax knives
Rotary abrasive instruments
Digital cameras
Needle point tracers
Articulating paper forceps
Intraoral still cameras
Abutment drivers
Bunsen burners
Low-speed handpieces
Suture scissors
Dental laboratory alcohol torches
Panoramic dental x ray units
Crown spreaders
Placing pliers
Band pushers
Modeling carvers
Cement spatulas
Pantographic tracing instruments
Dental wax carvers
Dental thickness gauges
Anesthetic injectors
Dental explorers
Dental impression guns
Sprue formers
Dental articulators
Wire cutting scissors
Orthodontic wire bending pliers
Bracket positioning gauges
Dental caliper gauges
Rotary cutting instruments
High-speed handpieces
Mouth mirrors
Shade guides
Surgical needle holders
Edentulous impression trays
Periosteal elevators
Weingart utility pliers
Water injectors
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