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Job Description
Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1023.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 228,780.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 109.00
- Currently, there are 5,200 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Orthodontists”.
Also Known As…
- Orthodontists
- Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Orthodontist, Vice President
- Orthodontist, Small Business Owner
- Board Certified Orthodontist
- Pediatric Orthodontist
- Orthodontist
- Invisible Braces Orthodontist
- Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentist
Tasks for “Orthodontist”
- Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
- Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
- Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
- Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
- Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
- Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.
- Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans.
- Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
- Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
- Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
Related Technology & Tools
- Lingual arch forming pliers
- Cheek retractors
- Digital stereoscopic cameras
- Hollow chop pliers
- Double-ended band seaters
- Boone gauges
- Band contouring pliers
- Rectangular arch forming pliers
- Dental digital panoramic x ray units
- Twirl-ons
- Posterior band removing pliers
- Surgical masks
- Dry heat sterilizers
- Intraoral 3-D imaging devices
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Digital cameras
- Dental curing light sources
- Ligature directors
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT equipment
- Ligature tying pliers
- Laser scanners
- Mathieu pliers
- Jarabak pliers
- Bird beak pliers
- Bracket removing pliers
- College tweezers
- Cap removing pliers
- Band removers
- Interproximal strippers
- Tablet computers
- Single-end explorers
- Positive positioners
- Dental explorers
- Tie-back pliers
- Weingart utility pliers
- Adhesive removing pliers
- Surgical gloves
- Orthodontic wire cutters
- Dontrix gauges
- Lingual torquing keys
- Distal end cutters
- Surgical hook crimping pliers
- Mathieu needle holders
- Autoclave sterilizers
- Safety glasses
- Mouth mirrors
- Dental micrometers
- Band pushers
- Pin and ligature cutters
- Personal computers
- Loop forming pliers
- Dental scalers
- Dental digital x ray machines
- Band slitting pliers
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Light wire pliers
- Cold sterilizers
- Hemostat pliers
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