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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.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- 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.
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Placing pliers
- Suture scissors
- Shade guides
- Implant ratchets
- Serrated pliers
- Dental mouth props
- Gothic arch tracers
- Intraoral still cameras
- Cement spatulas
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Titanium forceps
- Anesthetic injectors
- Forming pliers
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Fox planes
- Crown removal pliers
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Bending pliers
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Dental articulators
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Safety goggles
- Sprue formers
- Articulating paper forceps
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Wire cutting scissors
- Dental thickness gauges
- Surgical masks
- Edentulous impression trays
- Bunsen burners
- Dental caliper gauges
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Dental scanners
- Periosteal elevators
- Dental wax carvers
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Abutment drivers
- Dental bur attachments
- Dental wax knives
- Water injectors
- Mosquito pliers
- Air injectors
- Band pushers
- Crown and bridge trays
- Weingart utility pliers
- Bird beak pliers
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Distal end cutters
- Crown grippers
- Mouth mirrors
- Dental impression guns
- Ligature tying pliers
- Boley gauges
- Surgical needle holders
- Surgical gloves
- Low-speed handpieces
- Modeling carvers
- Face bows
- Dental explorers
- Digital dental x ray units
- Crown spreaders
- Needle point tracers
- Laptop computers
- Plaster knives
- High-speed handpieces
- Adjustable articulators
- Willis gauges
- Partial impression trays
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- Planet DDS Denticon
- Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
- Materialise Dental SimPLANT
- Image management software
- Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
- Kea Software impDAT
- Perio charting software
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
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- Consult-PRO
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