Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1024.00
Prosthodontists
Diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, design, and fit prostheses that maintain oral function, health, and appearance for patients with clinical conditions associated with teeth, oral and maxillofacial tissues, or the jaw.
- US jobs
- 870
- Median wage
- $311,180 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of prosthodontists?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 36%Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseasesNot measured
- 27%Adjust medical equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 19%Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristicsNot measured
- 9%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 8%Design materials or devicesNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
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Also relevant
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Context only
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury survivors, or to individuals with diseases or congenital disabilities.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
Other job titles for this occupation (11)
DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) · Dental Science Dr (Dental Science Doctor) · Denturist · Maxillofacial Prosthodontist · Prosthetic Dentist · Prosthodontist · Reconstructive Dentist · Removable Prosthodontist · Restorative Dentist · Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist · Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontist