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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”

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.
Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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