Prosthodontists
Health ScienceO*NET 29-1024.00United States
Diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, design, and fit prostheses that maintain oral function, health, and appearance for patients with clinical conditions associated with teeth, oral and maxillofacial tissues, or the jaw.
- Median annual earnings
- $301,328
- Projected change
- +2.8%
- Typical education
- Doctoral degree or more
- Employment
- 1.36K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
97.1% of the workforce
Growing to 1.39K by 2035
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The work
What prosthodontists do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials.
- Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury survivors, or to individuals with diseases or congenital disabilities.
- Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $98,891
- 25th percentile
- $236,060
- 50th percentile
- $301,328
- 75th percentile
- $352,001
- 90th percentile
- $384,288
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $301,328 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+2.8%average or slower
20251,355 jobs
2035 projected1,393 jobs
38 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Doctoral degree or more
- 97.1%
- Certificate
- 2.9%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Science
- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Prosthodontists205 postings
- 02Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants95 postings
- 03Physical Therapist Assistants90 postings
- 04Occupational Therapists77 postings
- 05Dental Hygiene Faculties28 postings
- 06Dental Hygiene Instructors27 postings
- 07Associate Doctors24 postings
- 08Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons20 postings
- 09Denture Technicians17 postings
- 10Technical Stream Opportunity Managers15 postings
- 11Locums Tenens14 postings
- 12Adjunct Instructors13 postings
- 13Dental Directors10 postings
- 14Directors of Dental Hygiene10 postings
- 15Performers10 postings
- 16Open Rank Professors9 postings
- 17Expanded Function Dental Assistants8 postings
- 18Registered Dental Assistants8 postings
- 19Doctors of Dental Surgery7 postings
- 20Associate Professors6 postings
Top employers
- 01National Staffing Solutions262 postings
- 02Dental Dreams42 postings
- 03Clearchoice LTD30 postings
- 04ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers19 postings
- 05Jasper Group19 postings
- 06Icon18 postings
- 07University of Pennsylvania15 postings
- 08University of Tennessee13 postings
- 09Sonrava Health12 postings
- 10Western Dental Orthodontics12 postings
- 11Provider Healthcare10 postings
- 12Gentle Dental8 postings
- 13Gentle Dental Careers8 postings
- 14Aya Locums7 postings
- 15University of Kentucky7 postings
- 16Yeshiva University7 postings
- 17123Dentist6 postings
- 18GPAC6 postings
- 19Jackson Physician Search6 postings
- 20College of DuPage5 postings
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