U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Standard Occupational Classification

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29-1022 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Perform surgery on mouth, jaws, and related head and neck structure to execute difficult and multiple extractions of teeth, to remove tumors and other abnormal growths, to correct abnormal jaw relations by mandibular or maxillary revision, to prepare mouth for insertion of dental prosthesis, or to treat fractured jaws.

Dentists (broad occupation)

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Last Modified Date: October 26, 2009