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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”.

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Tasks for “Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics”

Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
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.
Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.
Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
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.
Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.

Related Technology & Tools

Single-end explorers
Mouth mirrors
Digital cameras
Posterior band removing pliers
Intraoral 3-D imaging devices
Dental explorers
Orthodontic wire cutters
Cold sterilizers
Mathieu needle holders
Dental scalers
Dental cone beam computed tomography CT equipment
Hollow chop pliers
College tweezers
Surgical gloves
Band removers
Cheek retractors
Loop forming pliers
Light wire pliers
Autoclave sterilizers
Adhesive removing pliers
Pin and ligature cutters
Dry heat sterilizers
Positive positioners
Twirl-ons
Boone gauges
Laser scanners
Band pushers
Surgical masks
Dental micrometers
Band slitting pliers
Dental digital panoramic x ray units
Lingual torquing keys
Ligature directors
Tablet computers
Hemostat pliers
Laptop computers
Lingual arch forming pliers
Distal end cutters
Dental digital x ray machines
Band contouring pliers
Ligature tying pliers
Bracket removing pliers
Tie-back pliers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Desktop computers
Personal computers
Digital stereoscopic cameras
Safety glasses
Bird beak pliers
Interproximal strippers
Surgical hook crimping pliers
Jarabak pliers
Cap removing pliers
Weingart utility pliers
Rectangular arch forming pliers
Dental curing light sources
Double-ended band seaters
Dontrix gauges
Mathieu pliers

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