Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1023.00
Orthodontists
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.
- US jobs
- 6,210
- Median wage
- $289,140 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of orthodontists?
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.
- 19%Adjust medical equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 14%Explain medical information to patients or family membersNot measured
- 9%Diagnose health conditions or disordersNot measured
- 9%Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristicsNot measured
- 9%Analyze health or medical dataNot measured
- 9%Maintain health or medical recordsNot measured
- 9%Train others on health or medical topicsNot measured
- 9%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.
- Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.
- 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.
- Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.
- Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.
- Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.
- Advise patients to comply with treatment plans.
- Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.
- 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.
Other job titles for this occupation (12)
Board Certified Orthodontist · Orthodontic Dentist · Orthodontic Specialist · Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Specialist · Orthodontics Doctor · Orthodontist · Dental Treatment Coordinator · Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentist · Doctor · Invisible Braces Orthodontist · Orthodontic Treatment Coordinator · Pediatric Orthodontist