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Career: Orthodontists
Job 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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth. |
100
|
Prepare diagnostic and treatment records. |
100
|
Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function. |
100
|
Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates. |
100
|
Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires. |
99
|
Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services. |
96
|
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. |
96
|
Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities. |
96
|
Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures. |
93
|
Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
76
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
73
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
73
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
72
|
Getting Information
|
70
|
Processing Information
|
68
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
64
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
64
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
63
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
63
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
62
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
62
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
61
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
61
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
60
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
60
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
60
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
60
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
59
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
58
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
58
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
55
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
55
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
54
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
53
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
52
|
Thinking Creatively
|
51
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
49
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
45
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
45
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
44
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
44
|
Interacting With Computers
|
44
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
43
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
35
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
26
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
25
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
21
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|