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Job Description

Construct oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures to correct natural and acquired deformation of mouth and jaws, to restore and maintain oral function, such as chewing and speaking, and to improve appearance.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1024.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 168,140.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 80.00
Currently, there are 750 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Prosthodontists”.

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Tasks for “Doctor of Dental Science, Prosthodontist”

Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials.
Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.

Related Technology & Tools

Non-adjustable articulators
Plaster knives
Cement spatulas
Safety goggles
Bunsen burners
Dental impression guns
Orthodontic wire bending pliers
Surgical needle holders
Laptop computers
Anesthetic injectors
Bending pliers
Crown and bridge trays
Sprue formers
Water injectors
Edentulous impression trays
Implant ratchets
Needle point tracers
Crown spreaders
Forming pliers
Dental wax knives
Surgical masks
Fox planes
Digital cameras
Rotary abrasive instruments
Dental laboratory spatulas
Distal end cutters
Partial impression trays
Rotary cutting instruments
Placing pliers
Low-speed handpieces
Shade guides
Face bows
Articulating paper forceps
Stone vacuum mixers
Digital dental x ray units
High-speed handpieces
Boley gauges
Surgical gloves
Gothic arch tracers
Intraoral still cameras
Dental thickness gauges
Willis gauges
Wire cutting scissors
Pantographic tracing instruments
Dental laboratory die saws
Dental scanners
Serrated pliers
Mosquito pliers
Periosteal elevators
Adjustable articulators
Dental articulators
Bracket positioning gauges
Desktop computers
Titanium forceps
Suture scissors
Modeling carvers
Surgical dental microscopes
Dental bur attachments
Ligature tying pliers
Dental mouth props
Dental laboratory alcohol torches
Dental explorers
Dental caliper gauges
Air injectors
Weingart utility pliers
Mouth mirrors
Crown grippers
Dental impression compound water baths
Abutment drivers
Dental wax carvers
Bird beak pliers
Band pushers
Panoramic dental x ray units
Crown removal pliers

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