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Job Description
Perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. May diagnose problems of the oral and maxillofacial regions. May perform surgery to improve function or appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1022.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 232,870.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 111.00
- Currently, there are 5,380 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Surgeon
- Resident Surgeon
- Resident Physician
- Oral Surgeon
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon-Practice Owner
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS)
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Dental Service Chief
- Surgeon/President
- Surgeon Partner
- Owner Oral Surgeon
- Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Doctor
- Dental Surgeon
- Chief of Surgery
Tasks for “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons”
- Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
- Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants, and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
- Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery.
- Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
- Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
- Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements.
- Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.
- Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions, such as cleft lip and palate and jaw growth problems.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
- Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the jaws and face.
- Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
- Administer general and local anesthetics.
- Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology.
- Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
Related Technology & Tools
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Dental suture needles
- Wire twisting scissors
- Suture scissors
- Articulating paper forceps
- Tissue forceps
- Angled scalpels
- Towel clamps
- Straight syndesmotomes
- Apical forceps
- High-speed dental handpieces
- Seldin elevators
- Oral surgery ronguers
- Periodontal hoe scalers
- Pedodontic forceps
- Dental sagittal saws
- Potts elevators
- Dental surgical burs
- Mead forceps
- Surgical scalpels
- Root elevators
- Dental mouth props
- Mouth mirrors
- Sinus curettes
- Rubber dam punches
- Posterior periotomes
- Sphygmomanometers
- Bone files
- Chisel scalers
- Right syndesmotomes
- Dental loupes
- Curved hemostats
- Volumetric infusion pumps
- Straight hemostats
- Stout elevators
- Dental tissue pliers
- Dental reciprocating saws
- File scalers
- Dental cryosurgery units
- Bone pluggers
- Desktop computers
- Anesthetic injectors
- Crown spreaders
- Compass microsaws
- Needle holders
- Tongue retractors
- Crown removers
- Safety goggles
- Safety glasses
- V-notch retractors
- Anterior periotomes
- Endondontic explorers
- Periosteal elevators
- Bone crushers
- Periodontal knives
- Straight osteotomes
- Bone mills
- Bone calipers
- Dental root tip picks
- Rubber dam clamps
- Dental elevators
- Electrosurgical units
- Cheek retractors
- Surgical gloves
- Capnograph monitors
- Piezoelectric ultrasonic generators
- Trephine burs
- Dental aspiration syringes
- Straight dental scissors
- Wire cutting scissors
- Periodontal chisels
- Gouge elevators
- Peristaltic water pumps
- Intravenous IV equipment
- Bandage scissors
- Cryer elevators
- Electrocardiography EKG monitors
- Pulse oximeters
- Anesthesia machines
- Bone packers
- Laptop computers
- Lacrimal probes
- Molt mouth gags
- Left syndesmotomes
- Dental laser systems
- Periodontal surgical curettes
- Mucotomes
- Straight iris scissors
- Oral airways
- Surgical masks
- Dean scissors
- Sinus retractors
- Root forceps
- Luxating elevators
- Dental spreading tools
- Gingival cord packers
- Dental mallets
- Alveolar forceps
- Curved osteostomes
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Crown lengthening gauges
- Endodontic pluggers
- Surgical irrigation sets
- Heidbrink elevators
- Microsurgical corn suture pliers
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT scanners
- Digital dental x ray units
- Dental placement instruments
- Electrotomes
- Ultrasonic sterilization units
- Dental aspirators
- Curved iris scissors
- Dental gauze packers
- Skin hooks
- Curtis elevators
- Serrated elevators
- Warwick-James elevators
- Sinus lift instruments
- Rubber dam clamp forceps
- Apexo elevators
- Dental suction units
- Intraoral digital video cameras
- Nitrous oxide delivery systems
- Bone tampers
- Curved dental scissors
- Dental bone rasps
- Osseoscalpel microsaws
- Irrigating syringes
- Intraoral x ray equipment
- Oscillating microsaws
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Endodontic gauges
- Multiparameter vital sign monitors
- Endodontic excavators
- Tissue nippers
- Woodward elevators
- Dental computed tomography CT scanners
- Oral surgical retractors
- Intraoral still cameras
- Rubber dam frames
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