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Job Description
Perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. May diagnose problems of the oral and maxillofacial regions. May perform surgery to improve function or appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1022.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 232,870.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 111.00
- Currently, there are 5,380 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons”.
Also Known As…
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Surgeon
- Resident Surgeon
- Resident Physician
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon-Practice Owner
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS)
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Dental Service Chief
- Surgeon/President
- Surgeon Partner
- Owner Oral Surgeon
- Oral Surgeon
- Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Doctor
- Dental Surgeon
- Chief of Surgery
Tasks for “Oral Surgeon”
- Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
- Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants, and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
- Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology.
- Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery.
- Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.
- Administer general and local anesthetics.
- Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
- Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions, such as cleft lip and palate and jaw growth problems.
- Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the jaws and face.
- Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
- Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
- Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
- Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Bone tampers
- Dental suture needles
- Apical forceps
- Lacrimal probes
- Dental root tip picks
- Periodontal surgical curettes
- Sinus retractors
- Dental tissue pliers
- Oral surgical retractors
- Peristaltic water pumps
- Dental loupes
- Needle holders
- Posterior periotomes
- Surgical gloves
- Curved iris scissors
- Dental mallets
- Bone packers
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Surgical masks
- Bone mills
- Articulating paper forceps
- Microsurgical corn suture pliers
- Safety glasses
- File scalers
- Cheek retractors
- Stout elevators
- Skin hooks
- Pedodontic forceps
- Periosteal elevators
- Curved hemostats
- Intraoral still cameras
- Endondontic explorers
- Endodontic gauges
- Oscillating microsaws
- Sinus lift instruments
- Gingival cord packers
- Left syndesmotomes
- Warwick-James elevators
- Oral airways
- Seldin elevators
- Suture scissors
- Rubber dam clamps
- Rubber dam frames
- Capnograph monitors
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Dental surgical burs
- Curved osteostomes
- Alveolar forceps
- Bone pluggers
- Tissue nippers
- Root elevators
- Potts elevators
- Trephine burs
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Mucotomes
- Tongue retractors
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT scanners
- Dental suction units
- Nitrous oxide delivery systems
- Oral surgery ronguers
- Apexo elevators
- Surgical irrigation sets
- Luxating elevators
- Compass microsaws
- Straight hemostats
- Anesthesia machines
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Angled scalpels
- Osseoscalpel microsaws
- Surgical scalpels
- Volumetric infusion pumps
- Dental gauze packers
- Tissue forceps
- Mouth mirrors
- Molt mouth gags
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Dental computed tomography CT scanners
- Electrocardiography EKG monitors
- Dental elevators
- Serrated elevators
- Sphygmomanometers
- Electrotomes
- Crown removers
- Bandage scissors
- Straight syndesmotomes
- Cryer elevators
- Bone crushers
- Straight osteotomes
- Laptop computers
- Digital dental x ray units
- Anterior periotomes
- Mead forceps
- Rubber dam punches
- Straight dental scissors
- Straight iris scissors
- Right syndesmotomes
- Dental spreading tools
- Gouge elevators
- Electrosurgical units
- Dental sagittal saws
- Root forceps
- Intraoral digital video cameras
- Intravenous IV equipment
- Periodontal hoe scalers
- V-notch retractors
- Multiparameter vital sign monitors
- Sinus curettes
- Piezoelectric ultrasonic generators
- Crown spreaders
- Dental aspirators
- Safety goggles
- Periodontal chisels
- Dental placement instruments
- Woodward elevators
- Desktop computers
- Towel clamps
- Endodontic excavators
- Dean scissors
- Irrigating syringes
- Heidbrink elevators
- Dental laser systems
- Pulse oximeters
- Wire twisting scissors
- Dental reciprocating saws
- Curtis elevators
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Endodontic pluggers
- Chisel scalers
- Dental mouth props
- Periodontal knives
- Dental bone rasps
- Crown lengthening gauges
- Bone files
- Bone calipers
- Anesthetic injectors
- Ultrasonic sterilization units
- Wire cutting scissors
- Curved dental scissors
- Dental cryosurgery units
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