Key Competencies * Attention to Detail * Dependability * Integrity * Self Control * Stress Tolerance * Persistence * Analytical Thinking * Concern for Others * Achievement/Effort * Adaptability/Flexibility
Representative Tasks * 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. * Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures. * Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
Industry
Health Care & Social Assistance,Job Family Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Sample Job Titles Doctor of Dental Science, Prosthodontist, Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist, Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Prosthetic Dentist, Prosthodontist, Prosthodontist, Assistant Clinical Professor, Prosthodontist/Educator, Prosthodontist/Owner, Prosthodontist/Restorative/Reconstructive Dentist, Reconstructive Dentist, Removable Prosthodontist.