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Prosthodontists
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.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
29%
More resilient
Human characteristics
82%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
75%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases.
- Mostly human
Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- Mostly human
Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases.
- 02Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- 03Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- 04Measure 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.
- 05Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- 06Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.96
- Degree of automation1.74
- Time sitting4.09
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations3.20
- Hands-on objects/tools4.48
- Outdoors / weather1.00
- Disease exposure4.30
- Decision freedom4.95
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.12
- Near Vision4.12
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Finger Dexterity3.88
- Written Comprehension3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.62
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.38
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.00
- Science3.00
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.62
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 30 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $234,763 2 yr $182,280 Master's · CIP 51.05 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $224,685 2 yr $190,536 Graduate certificate · CIP 51.05 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $210,514 2 yr $178,151 Professional · CIP 51.05 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $205,686 2 yr $144,240 Graduate certificate · CIP 51.05 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $200,857 2 yr $218,927 Master's · CIP 51.05 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $190,536 2 yr $178,741 Master's · CIP 51.05 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $185,818 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.05 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $4,900 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $182,280 2 yr $194,665 Master's · CIP 51.05 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $182,280 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.05 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $176,087 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.05 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $167,417 2 yr $192,188 Master's · CIP 51.05 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 51.0511 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $154,855 2 yr $174,023 Graduate certificate · CIP 51.05 |