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29-1024.00    Prosthodontists

    O*NET-SOC Title     no matches
    Alternate Occupation Titles yes    4 matches
    O*NET-SOC Description     no matches
    Tasks yes    5 matches
    Detailed Work Activities yes    6 matches

Alternate Occupation Titles

  • Dentist
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
  • Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist
  • Reconstructive Dentist

Tasks

  • Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
  • Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
  • 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 crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.

Detailed Work Activities

  • analyze dental data
  • collect dental laboratory diagnostic data
  • follow dental or medical x-ray procedures
  • operate dental equipment
  • use dental treatment procedures
  • use knowledge of dental terminology