PipelineNC Career Profile for
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Career Description
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. 
NC Salary
$96,230
$183,390
What It Takes
Required Level of Education - Post-Doctoral Training Related Work Experience - Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years On-Site or In-Plant Training - None On-the-Job Training - None or short demonstration 
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Sample Tasks
KnowledgeMedicine and Dentistry
Importance:
 Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Customer and Personal Service
Importance:
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language
Importance:
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administration and Management
Importance:
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Biology
Importance:
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
AbilitiesArm-Hand Steadiness
Importance:
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Finger Dexterity
Importance:
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Problem Sensitivity
Importance:
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Manual Dexterity
Importance:
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Control Precision
Importance:
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Work Styles
Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. ASSESS YOUR JOB SKILLS FOR THIS CAREER PATH
Listed below are the skills that are necessary for this career path. To select which skills you have, log in. Skill Category: Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance:
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