Prosthodontist

NEW

REF 1664090

NEW

41 hours ago | Abu Dhabi | full time

Description: Join our team if you are a prosthodontist who can assess and examine patients to make diagnoses of oral illnesses, diseases, and deformities. Recommend treatment, which may involve administering anesthesia and conducting surgery.

Ability to clean, straighten, repair, and extract teeth; fill cavities; and perform surgery on diseased gums and the bones that support them. As a Prosthodontist, you must be able to measure teeth removed from patients, to make properly sized and shaped wax models for dentures and other prostheses in a laboratory.

Prosthodontist Responsibilities:

Examine patients with X-rays and other equipment to make diagnoses
Create charts of patient’s mouths
Take measurements for prostheses like dentures, crowns, and bridges
Make wax models of prostheses, and supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers in doing so
Send models to lab companies that manufacture prostheses
Place prostheses in patients’ mouths, making adjustments to make them fit properly
Repair, rebase, and reline dentures
Administer anesthesia, and prescribe medications like antibiotics
Conduct surgery to repair structures of the mouth to enable those who have suffered injuries or diseases to regain functions
Employ bonding methods to alter the shape of teeth and close gaps between them, to improve function or appearance
Treat ailments that cause pain in the face and jaw

Requirements: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD).
Appropriate state licensure.
Certified by the American Board of Prosthodontics.
Proven experience working as a prosthodontist.
Sound knowledge of fixed and removable prosthodontics.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Effective communication skills.