Occupation AtlasOrthodontists
O*NET · 29-1023.00
Orthodontists
Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
Also called Board Certified Orthodontist · Dental Treatment Coordinator · Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentist · Doctor · Invisible Braces Orthodontist · Orthodontic Dentist · Orthodontic Specialist · Orthodontic Treatment Coordinator
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Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Specialist · Orthodontics Doctor · Orthodontist · Pediatric Orthodontist
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.72
- R Realistic5.60
- C Conventional4.58
- S Social4.01
- A Artistic1.57
- E Enterprising1.45
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (44%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (36%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (30%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- CoordinationImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Time ManagementImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- WritingbasicImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
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- SciencebasicImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Service OrientationImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- InstructingImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- PersuasionImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Operations AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- NegotiationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Systems EvaluationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.5Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.1Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Technology DesignImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- Equipment SelectionImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- ProgrammingImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
11 coreWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.Importance 4.9
- Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans.Importance 4.9
- Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.Importance 4.9
- Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.Importance 4.9
- Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.Importance 4.9
- Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.Importance 4.8
- Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.Importance 4.8
- Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.Importance 4.8
- Advise patients to comply with treatment plans.Importance 4.8
- Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.Importance 4.6
- Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.Importance 4.5
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 5.0Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Perform open heart surgery
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- BiologyImportance 3.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- English LanguageImportance 3.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.3Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- MathematicsImportance 3.2Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
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- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- PhysicsImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- PsychologyImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- AdministrativeImportance 2.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- ChemistryImportance 2.6Level 2.8
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- DesignImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- MechanicalImportance 2.2Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.1Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.8Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- Law and GovernmentImportance 1.7Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.3Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.2Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- TransportationImportance 1.2Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
- GeographyImportance 1.1Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Finger DexterityImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Near VisionImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
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- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Manual DexterityImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Control PrecisionImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- VisualizationImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Far VisionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- OriginalityImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Time SharingImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- MemorizationImportance 2.6Level 2.8
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.5Level 2.9
- Number FacilityImportance 2.5Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.5Level 2.6
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 2.1Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Static StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Rate ControlImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Response OrientationImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.4Level 5.7
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.3Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.3Level 5.6
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 4.2Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.1Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Getting InformationImportance 4.1Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
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- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.8Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.8Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.7Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.7Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Working with ComputersImportance 3.6Level 2.7
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.5Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.2Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.1Level 2.7
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 3.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Processing InformationImportance 3.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.9Level 2.9
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.7Level 2.7
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.7Level 2.8
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.6Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
27 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (2)
- Microsoft Office software
Other tools (25)
- Ada
- Adstra Systems ADSTRA Management
- Advance Ortho Systems Program Director
- Algorithm Compu-Ceph
- American Orthodontics Compu-Ceph
- American Orthodontics Photo-Eze
- Dolphin Imaging & Management Solutions Dolphin Management
- EZappt
- FYI Technologies Dr. Ceph
- FYI Technologies Dr. View
- GAC International OrthoPlex
- ICE Dental Systems
- IMS Specialty Services IMS Digital Office
- Innovative Software Inn-Soft Office Manager
- Katchitek Corporation OrthoManager
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak ORTHOWARE
- New Horizons Software OrthoExec
- Oasys structural design and analysis software
- Ortho Computer Systems ViewPoint
- OrthoChart
- Orthoease
- Patient management software
- PerfectByte Ortho
- Solutions by Design ScreenPlay
- Web browser software
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