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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 Surgery (DDS)”

Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Perio charting software
Consult-PRO
Practice-Web Dental
Henry Schein Easy Dental
Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
Image management software
Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
Materialise Dental SimPLANT
Henry Schein Dentrix
Planet DDS Denticon
Kea Software impDAT
Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft