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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”
- 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.
- Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
- Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
- Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
- Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
- Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
- Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
- Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.
- Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
- Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety glasses
- Orthodontic wire cutters
- Band slitting pliers
- College tweezers
- Adhesive removing pliers
- Desktop computers
- Laser scanners
- Surgical masks
- Ligature tying pliers
- Digital stereoscopic cameras
- Hollow chop pliers
- Weingart utility pliers
- Surgical hook crimping pliers
- Mathieu needle holders
- Band removers
- Lingual arch forming pliers
- Digital cameras
- Double-ended band seaters
- Cheek retractors
- Tablet computers
- Band contouring pliers
- Dental curing light sources
- Laptop computers
- Pin and ligature cutters
- Intraoral 3-D imaging devices
- Dry heat sterilizers
- Band pushers
- Dental scalers
- Interproximal strippers
- Dental explorers
- Positive positioners
- Lingual torquing keys
- Personal computers
- Surgical gloves
- Dental micrometers
- Cold sterilizers
- Hemostat pliers
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT equipment
- Bracket removing pliers
- Mathieu pliers
- Dental digital x ray machines
- Mouth mirrors
- Tie-back pliers
- Distal end cutters
- Dontrix gauges
- Jarabak pliers
- Loop forming pliers
- Bird beak pliers
- Ligature directors
- Light wire pliers
- Autoclave sterilizers
- Single-end explorers
- Boone gauges
- Dental digital panoramic x ray units
- Cap removing pliers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Rectangular arch forming pliers
- Twirl-ons
- Posterior band removing pliers
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