Details Report for:
29-1022.00 - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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.
Sample of reported job titles: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon-Practice Owner, Oral Surgeon, Resident Surgeon, Surgeon
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Apteryx Imaging Suite; DentalEye; Planmeca Oy Dimaxis; Sirona SIDEXIS XG (see all 6 examples)
- Medical software — DecisionBase TiME for OMS; Dolphin Imaging & Management Solutions Dolphin Management; DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles — Automated external defibrillators AED
- Bandage scissors or its supplies — Bandage scissors
- Blood pressure cuff kits — Sphygmomanometers
- Crown or bridge removers — Crown removers; Crown spreaders
- Dental absorbent holders — Dental gauze packers; Towel clamps
- Dental anesthesia sets or accessories — Anesthesia machines; Anesthetic injectors; Nitrous oxide delivery systems
- Dental burs — Dental surgical burs; Trephine burs
- Dental cord packers — Gingival cord packers
- Dental cryosurgical units — Dental cryosurgery units
- Dental cutting or separating discs — Dental reciprocating saws; Dental sagittal saws; Oscillating microsaws; Osseoscalpel microsaws (see all 5 examples)
- Dental dam supplies — Rubber dam clamp forceps; Rubber dam clamps; Rubber dam frames; Rubber dam punches
- Dental dehydrators — Dental aspirators
- Dental depth gauges — Bone calipers; Crown lengthening gauges; Endodontic gauges
- Dental elevators — Periosteal elevators; Root elevators; Warwick-James elevators; Woodward elevators (see all 14 examples)
- Dental excavators — Endodontic excavators
- Dental files or rasps — Bone files; Dental bone rasps
- Dental forceps — Articulating paper forceps; Mead forceps; Pedodontic forceps; Root forceps (see all 7 examples)
- Dental hand pieces or accessories — High-speed dental handpieces
- Dental lasers — Dental laser systems
- Dental mallets
- Dental material pluggers or tips or accessories — Endodontic pluggers
- Dental mirrors or mirror handles — Mouth mirrors
- Dental mouth props — Molt mouth gags
- Dental nippers — Tissue nippers
- Dental placement instruments
- Dental probes — Endondontic explorers; Lacrimal probes
- Dental retractors — Cheek retractors; Tongue retractors; V-notch retractors
- Dental root tip picks — Left syndesmotomes; Right syndesmotomes; Straight syndesmotomes
- Dental saliva ejectors or oral suction devices or supplies — Dental suction units
- Dental scalers or accessories — Chisel scalers; File scalers
- Dental scissors — Curved dental scissors; Straight iris scissors; Wire cutting scissors; Wire twisting scissors (see all 7 examples)
- Dental spreaders — Dental spreading tools
- Dental syringes or needles or syringes with needles — Dental aspiration syringes; Dental suture needles; Irrigating syringes
- Dental x ray units — Digital dental x ray units; Intraoral x ray equipment; Panoramic dental x ray units
- Desktop computers
- Electrocardiography EKG units — Electrocardiography EKG monitors
- Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment — Electrosurgical units; Electrotomes
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats — Curved hemostats; Straight hemostats
- Goggles — Safety goggles
- Intravenous infusion pumps for general use — Volumetric infusion pumps
- Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits — Intravenous IV equipment
- Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes — Dental computed tomography CT scanners; Dental cone beam computed tomography CT scanners
- Medical oxygen masks or parts — Oral airways
- Medical staff isolation or surgical masks — Surgical masks
- Multiparameter vital sign unit or accessories — Multiparameter vital sign monitors
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Oral retractors — Oral surgical retractors
- Patient carbon dioxide detectors — Capnograph monitors
- Periodontal chisels
- Periodontal curettes — Periodontal surgical curettes; Sinus curettes
- Periodontal hoes — Periodontal hoe scalers
- Periodontal knives — Anterior periotomes; Curved osteostomes; Posterior periotomes; Straight osteotomes
- Pulse oximeter units — Pulse oximeters
- Safety glasses
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers — Pressure steam autoclaves
- Surgical bone biopsy mills or related products — Bone crushers; Bone mills
- Surgical elevators or levers — Sinus lift instruments
- Surgical gloves
- Surgical impactors or packers — Bone packers; Bone pluggers; Bone tampers
- Surgical irrigation sets or accessories — Peristaltic water pumps; Surgical irrigation sets
- Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers or accessories — Dental loupes
- Surgical needle holders for general use — Needle holders
- Surgical pliers — Dental tissue pliers; Microsurgical corn suture pliers
- Surgical retraction hooks — Skin hooks
- Surgical retractors for general use — Sinus retractors
- Surgical rongeurs — Oral surgery ronguers
- Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories — Angled scalpels; Surgical scalpels
- Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories — Piezoelectric ultrasonic generators
- Surgical tomes — Mucotomes
- Suture removers — Suture scissors
- Ultrasonic cleaning equipment — Ultrasonic sterilization units
- Videoscopes — Intraoral digital video cameras; Intraoral still cameras
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Operate on patients to treat conditions.
- Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Treat dental problems or diseases.
- Treat medical emergencies.
- Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
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Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed |
Education | Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
Related Experience | Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
Job Training | Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, neurologists, and veterinarians. |
SVP Range | (8.0 and above) |
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Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
29-1021.00 | Dentists, General |
29-1023.00 | Orthodontists |
29-1024.00 | Prosthodontists |
29-1211.00 | Anesthesiologists |
29-1229.02 | Hospitalists |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $100.00+ hourly, $208,000+ annual |
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Employment (2019) | 5,600 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 200 |
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Top industries (2019) | Health Care and Social Assistance (81% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Academy of Osseointegration
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association
- American College of Dentists
- American Dental Association
- American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
- American Medical Association
- International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dentists
- The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- The American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons