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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”
- Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
- Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
- Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.
- Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
- Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
- Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
- Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
- 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.
- Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
Related Technology & Tools
- Twirl-ons
- Double-ended band seaters
- Tablet computers
- Rectangular arch forming pliers
- Digital stereoscopic cameras
- Digital cameras
- Loop forming pliers
- Mathieu pliers
- Bird beak pliers
- Lingual arch forming pliers
- Distal end cutters
- College tweezers
- Dental digital panoramic x ray units
- Dental micrometers
- Jarabak pliers
- Lingual torquing keys
- Tie-back pliers
- Cap removing pliers
- Intraoral 3-D imaging devices
- Dental curing light sources
- Band contouring pliers
- Posterior band removing pliers
- Dental cone beam computed tomography CT equipment
- Personal computers
- Band removers
- Ligature directors
- Safety glasses
- Band slitting pliers
- Dental explorers
- Cold sterilizers
- Dental digital x ray machines
- Dry heat sterilizers
- Autoclave sterilizers
- Orthodontic wire cutters
- Pin and ligature cutters
- Dontrix gauges
- Light wire pliers
- Interproximal strippers
- Positive positioners
- Single-end explorers
- Band pushers
- Laptop computers
- Laser scanners
- Surgical masks
- Adhesive removing pliers
- Weingart utility pliers
- Hemostat pliers
- Bracket removing pliers
- Mathieu needle holders
- Hollow chop pliers
- Mouth mirrors
- Desktop computers
- Surgical hook crimping pliers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Cheek retractors
- Boone gauges
- Surgical gloves
- Ligature tying pliers
- Dental scalers
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