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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
- Oral Surgeon
- 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
- Resident Physician
- Owner Oral Surgeon
- Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Doctor
- Dental Surgeon
- Chief of Surgery
Tasks for “Resident Physician”
- 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.
- Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
- Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
- Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
- Administer general and local anesthetics.
- Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
- Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
- Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.
- Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants, and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
- Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology.
- Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery.
- Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dental suction units
- Bone calipers
- Compass microsaws
- Dental suture needles
- Gouge elevators
- Wire twisting scissors
- Intraoral still cameras
- Bone pluggers
- Straight syndesmotomes
- Mead forceps
- Volumetric infusion pumps
- Sinus lift instruments
- Peristaltic water pumps
- Oral surgery ronguers
- Safety glasses
- Electrotomes
- Curtis elevators
- Molt mouth gags
- Surgical scalpels
- Surgical irrigation sets
- Periosteal elevators
- Apical forceps
- Piezoelectric ultrasonic generators
- Dean scissors
- Periodontal chisels
- Dental loupes
- Dental computed tomography CT scanners
- Stout elevators
- Luxating elevators
- Ultrasonic sterilization units
- Dental aspirators
- Skin hooks
- Dental root tip picks
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Intravenous IV equipment
- Surgical masks
- Dental mallets
- Crown spreaders
- Dental bone rasps
- Straight dental scissors
- Multiparameter vital sign monitors
- File scalers
- Rubber dam clamps
- V-notch retractors
- Root forceps
- Endodontic gauges
- Rubber dam frames
- Chisel scalers
- Curved dental scissors
- Electrocardiography EKG monitors
- Electrosurgical units
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Surgical gloves
- Anesthetic injectors
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Laptop computers
- Anesthesia machines
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Sinus retractors
- Heidbrink elevators
- Pedodontic forceps
- Sinus curettes
- Angled scalpels
- Dental tissue pliers
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Oral surgical retractors
- Curved iris scissors
- Trephine burs
- Bone files
- Dental sagittal saws
- Intraoral digital video cameras
- Towel clamps
- Capnograph monitors
- Alveolar forceps
- Serrated elevators
- Endodontic excavators
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Apexo elevators
- Dental spreading tools
- Dental mouth props
- Desktop computers
- Crown removers
- Osseoscalpel microsaws
- Periodontal surgical curettes
- Bone mills
- Nitrous oxide delivery systems
- Lacrimal probes
- Crown lengthening gauges
- Periodontal knives
- Needle holders
- Irrigating syringes
- Dental reciprocating saws
- Potts elevators
- Seldin elevators
- Bandage scissors
- Posterior periotomes
- Root elevators
- Mucotomes
- Left syndesmotomes
- Cryer elevators
- Dental surgical burs
- Curved osteostomes
- Dental cryosurgery units
- Cheek retractors
- Mouth mirrors
- Woodward elevators
- Dental gauze packers
- Oral airways
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT scanners
- Gingival cord packers
- Bone tampers
- Tissue nippers
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Suture scissors
- Straight hemostats
- Articulating paper forceps
- Tongue retractors
- Bone packers
- Dental elevators
- Warwick-James elevators
- Straight iris scissors
- Oscillating microsaws
- Straight osteotomes
- Bone crushers
- Periodontal hoe scalers
- Dental laser systems
- Wire cutting scissors
- Endodontic pluggers
- Sphygmomanometers
- Microsurgical corn suture pliers
- Dental placement instruments
- Digital dental x ray units
- Pulse oximeters
- Tissue forceps
- Anterior periotomes
- Safety goggles
- Endondontic explorers
- Rubber dam punches
- Curved hemostats
- Right syndesmotomes
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