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Job Description
Construct oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures to correct natural and acquired deformation of mouth and jaws, to restore and maintain oral function, such as chewing and speaking, and to improve appearance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1024.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 168,140.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 80.00
- Currently, there are 750 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Prosthodontists”.
Also Known As…
- Prosthodontists
- Removable Prosthodontist
- Prosthodontist/Restorative/Reconstructive Dentist
- Prosthodontist/Owner
- Prosthodontist/Educator
- Prosthodontist, Assistant Clinical Professor
- Prosthodontist
- Maxillofacial Prosthodontist
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- Doctor of Dental Science, Prosthodontist
- Reconstructive Dentist
- Prosthetic Dentist
- Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist
Tasks for “Prosthetic Dentist”
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury victims, or to individuals with diseases or birth defects.
- Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Anesthetic injectors
- Dental caliper gauges
- Dental wax carvers
- Implant ratchets
- Surgical dental microscopes
- Orthodontic wire bending pliers
- Dental bur attachments
- Boley gauges
- Crown removal pliers
- Dental impression guns
- Dental thickness gauges
- Serrated pliers
- Air injectors
- Water injectors
- Desktop computers
- Rotary abrasive instruments
- Digital cameras
- Distal end cutters
- Non-adjustable articulators
- Placing pliers
- Band pushers
- Articulating paper forceps
- Dental impression compound water baths
- Gothic arch tracers
- Ligature tying pliers
- Bird beak pliers
- Modeling carvers
- Dental laboratory die saws
- Panoramic dental x ray units
- Crown and bridge trays
- Plaster knives
- Low-speed handpieces
- High-speed handpieces
- Laptop computers
- Surgical needle holders
- Safety goggles
- Titanium forceps
- Bending pliers
- Dental scanners
- Dental wax knives
- Intraoral still cameras
- Fox planes
- Periosteal elevators
- Dental mouth props
- Mosquito pliers
- Dental laboratory alcohol torches
- Partial impression trays
- Forming pliers
- Dental explorers
- Wire cutting scissors
- Digital dental x ray units
- Dental articulators
- Edentulous impression trays
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Abutment drivers
- Needle point tracers
- Bracket positioning gauges
- Bunsen burners
- Crown grippers
- Surgical masks
- Dental laboratory spatulas
- Cement spatulas
- Crown spreaders
- Adjustable articulators
- Suture scissors
- Shade guides
- Willis gauges
- Stone vacuum mixers
- Face bows
- Mouth mirrors
- Weingart utility pliers
- Pantographic tracing instruments
- Sprue formers
- Surgical gloves
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- Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
- Practice-Web Dental
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
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