Prosthodontist

REF 1513761

23.04.2024 | 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 treatmen.

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

Prosthodontist Requirements:

● Bachelor Degree in Dentistry and Specialization certificate
● Make and fit dentures, crowns, and bridges
● Work with other dentists and dental assistants
● 3 to 4 years of residency program
● Must be licensed to practice
● Good communication and interpersonal skills.

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.
Good hand-eye coordination.
Detail-oriented.

Provisions: Salary: to be discussed; Transportation; Medical insurance provided