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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/Educator
- Prosthodontist, Assistant Clinical Professor
- Prosthodontist
- Prosthetic Dentist
- Maxillofacial Prosthodontist
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Dental Science, Prosthodontist
- Reconstructive Dentist
- Prosthodontist/Owner
- Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist
Tasks for “Prosthodontist/Owner”
- 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.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- 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.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
Related Technology & Tools
- Shade guides
- Articulating paper forceps
- Edentulous impression trays
- Dental thickness gauges
- Bunsen burners
- Mosquito pliers
- Dental wax carvers
- Bending pliers
- Water injectors
- Crown and bridge trays
- Modeling carvers
- Surgical needle holders
- Sprue formers
- Dental caliper gauges
- Weingart utility pliers
- Needle point tracers
- High-speed handpieces
- Plaster knives
- Dental articulators
- Dental bur attachments
- Forming pliers
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Digital cameras
- Boley gauges
- Suture scissors
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Mouth mirrors
- Wire cutting scissors
- Air injectors
- Distal end cutters
- Low-speed handpieces
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Implant ratchets
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Ligature tying pliers
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Bird beak pliers
- Surgical gloves
- Serrated pliers
- Dental scanners
- Face bows
- Dental explorers
- Desktop computers
- Abutment drivers
- Cement spatulas
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Dental impression guns
- Laptop computers
- Crown spreaders
- Safety goggles
- Partial impression trays
- Willis gauges
- Surgical masks
- Intraoral still cameras
- Adjustable articulators
- Gothic arch tracers
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Dental wax knives
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Crown grippers
- Digital dental x ray units
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Titanium forceps
- Fox planes
- Crown removal pliers
- Band pushers
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Dental mouth props
- Placing pliers
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Anesthetic injectors
- Periosteal elevators
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