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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”
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
- 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.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dental impression guns
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Crown grippers
- Distal end cutters
- Bunsen burners
- Bending pliers
- Modeling carvers
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Dental mouth props
- Willis gauges
- Mouth mirrors
- High-speed handpieces
- Dental explorers
- Dental caliper gauges
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Low-speed handpieces
- Dental scanners
- Needle point tracers
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Partial impression trays
- Dental wax carvers
- Water injectors
- Suture scissors
- Titanium forceps
- Dental bur attachments
- Adjustable articulators
- Fox planes
- Intraoral still cameras
- Abutment drivers
- Surgical gloves
- Digital dental x ray units
- Implant ratchets
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Forming pliers
- Dental wax knives
- Air injectors
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Band pushers
- Dental articulators
- Laptop computers
- Edentulous impression trays
- Face bows
- Desktop computers
- Surgical masks
- Crown and bridge trays
- Boley gauges
- Gothic arch tracers
- Cement spatulas
- Crown removal pliers
- Articulating paper forceps
- Safety goggles
- Mosquito pliers
- Bird beak pliers
- Dental thickness gauges
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Anesthetic injectors
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Surgical needle holders
- Periosteal elevators
- Weingart utility pliers
- Shade guides
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Ligature tying pliers
- Wire cutting scissors
- Digital cameras
- Crown spreaders
- Serrated pliers
- Plaster knives
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Placing pliers
- Sprue formers
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Image management software
- Practice-Web Dental
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- Materialise Dental SimPLANT
- Perio charting software
- Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
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