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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”

Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
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.
Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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