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