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