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