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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”.
Also Known As…
- Prosthodontists
- Removable Prosthodontist
- Prosthodontist/Restorative/Reconstructive Dentist
- Prosthodontist/Owner
- Prosthodontist/Educator
- Prosthodontist, Assistant Clinical Professor
- Prosthetic Dentist
- Maxillofacial Prosthodontist
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Dental Science, Prosthodontist
- Reconstructive Dentist
- Prosthodontist
- Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist
Tasks for “Prosthodontist”
- 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.
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- 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.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Water injectors
- Distal end cutters
- Surgical gloves
- Desktop computers
- Gothic arch tracers
- Bending pliers
- Edentulous impression trays
- Abutment drivers
- High-speed handpieces
- Safety goggles
- Dental caliper gauges
- Plaster knives
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Dental impression guns
- Cement spatulas
- Forming pliers
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Anesthetic injectors
- Dental scanners
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Dental wax knives
- Boley gauges
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Dental bur attachments
- Shade guides
- Needle point tracers
- Surgical masks
- Surgical needle holders
- Crown grippers
- Crown spreaders
- Weingart utility pliers
- Dental wax carvers
- Serrated pliers
- Mosquito pliers
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Digital cameras
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Bird beak pliers
- Dental explorers
- Periosteal elevators
- Titanium forceps
- Placing pliers
- Dental thickness gauges
- Crown and bridge trays
- Articulating paper forceps
- Implant ratchets
- Modeling carvers
- Dental mouth props
- Digital dental x ray units
- Intraoral still cameras
- Low-speed handpieces
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Sprue formers
- Ligature tying pliers
- Partial impression trays
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Bunsen burners
- Wire cutting scissors
- Adjustable articulators
- Suture scissors
- Willis gauges
- Fox planes
- Mouth mirrors
- Air injectors
- Crown removal pliers
- Face bows
- Dental articulators
- Band pushers
- Laptop computers
- Image management software
- Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
- Kea Software impDAT
- Consult-PRO
- Materialise Dental SimPLANT
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
- Practice-Web Dental
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