Description
Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
- • Advise patients to comply with treatment plans.
- • Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
- • Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans.
- • Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
- • Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
- • Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
- • Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
- • Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
- • Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.
- • Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.
- • Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
