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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 “Prosthodontist/Educator”

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.
Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
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.
Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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