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Job Description
Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1023.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 228,780.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 109.00
- Currently, there are 5,200 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Orthodontist, Vice President
- Orthodontist, Small Business Owner
- Orthodontist
- Board Certified Orthodontist
- Pediatric Orthodontist
- Invisible Braces Orthodontist
- Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentist
Tasks for “Orthodontists”
- Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
- Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
- Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans.
- Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
- Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
- Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
- Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
- Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.
- Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
- Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dental micrometers
- Band contouring pliers
- Light wire pliers
- Cheek retractors
- Distal end cutters
- College tweezers
- Bracket removing pliers
- Mathieu pliers
- Single-end explorers
- Surgical masks
- Digital cameras
- Band slitting pliers
- Boone gauges
- Dental scalers
- Surgical hook crimping pliers
- Double-ended band seaters
- Dontrix gauges
- Bird beak pliers
- Autoclave sterilizers
- Personal computers
- Hemostat pliers
- Tablet computers
- Tie-back pliers
- Loop forming pliers
- Dry heat sterilizers
- Interproximal strippers
- Band pushers
- Desktop computers
- Jarabak pliers
- Dental explorers
- Cap removing pliers
- Laptop computers
- Twirl-ons
- Ligature directors
- Mathieu needle holders
- Mouth mirrors
- Cold sterilizers
- Positive positioners
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Lingual arch forming pliers
- Surgical gloves
- Pin and ligature cutters
- Rectangular arch forming pliers
- Posterior band removing pliers
- Adhesive removing pliers
- Dental digital x ray machines
- Intraoral 3-D imaging devices
- Orthodontic wire cutters
- Band removers
- Dental digital panoramic x ray units
- Safety glasses
- Lingual torquing keys
- Dental curing light sources
- Ligature tying pliers
- Digital stereoscopic cameras
- Laser scanners
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT equipment
- Weingart utility pliers
- Hollow chop pliers
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