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31110.02 – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants orto aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Oral and maxillofacial surgeon

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving to assess patients' oral health conditions, review medical histories, interpret diagnostic imaging, such as x-rays and CT scans, and determine the most appropriate surgical approach to remedy the problem
  • Monitoring to detect any complications promptly by closely monitoring patients' vital signs during surgery
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions, such as cleft lip, cleft palate, and jaw growth problems
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to evaluate the position of wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future
  • Attention to Detail to precisely shape or modify facial bones in cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements
  • Knowledge in Physical Health to understand human anatomy, organic systems and biomedical sciences when performing surgical procedures on the mouth, jaw and facial structures

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment
  • Administer general and local anesthetics
  • Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants orto aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues
  • Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth, as well as tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions
  • Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions, such as cleft lip, palate, and jaw growth problems
  • Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones
  • Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.

Additional information

  • Certification by the National Dental Examining Board of Canada entitles dentists or graduates of approved dental programs to practise dentistry in any province in Canada provided requirements set out by the provincial and territorial licensing authorities are met.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants (33100)
  • Dental hygienists and dental therapists (32111)
  • Dental technologists and technicians (32112)
  • Denturists (32110)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

31 – Professional occupations in health

Sub-major group

311 – Health treating and consultation services professionals

Minor group

3111 – Dentists, optometrists and audiologists

Unit group

31110 – Dentists

Occupational profile

31110.02 – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

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