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Prosthodontist resume example

A resume for a Prosthodontist needs to show the work itself: 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. Day to day that means work like this: examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases; fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • DDS
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery
  • Denturist
  • Maxillofacial Prosthodontist
  • Dental Science Dr
  • Dental Science Doctor
  • Prosthetic Dentist
  • Reconstructive Dentist
  • Removable Prosthodontist
  • Restorative Dentist
  • Maxillofacial Prosthetics Dentist
  • Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontist

What people in this job call themselves

Titles reported by people actually doing this work, which is often not the title on the job posting.

  • DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
  • Dental Science Dr (Dental Science Doctor)
  • Prosthodontist

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • 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.
  • Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
  • Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
  • 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.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • 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, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • Apple iOS
  • Consult-PRO
  • Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • Henry Schein Easy Dental
  • Image management software
  • Kea Software impDAT
  • Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
  • Materialise Dental SimPLANT
  • Materialise Dental SurgiGuide
  • Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
  • Perio charting software
  • Planet DDS Denticon
  • Practice-Web Dental

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Abutment drivers
  • Adjustable articulators
  • Air injectors
  • Anesthetic injectors
  • Articulating paper forceps
  • Band pushers
  • Bending pliers
  • Bird beak pliers
  • Boley gauges
  • Bracket positioning gauges
  • Bunsen burners
  • Cement spatulas

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

  • Consult-PRO
  • Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
  • patient care
  • clinical documentation
  • EHR
  • patient assessment
  • treatment planning

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Active Listening
  2. 02Critical Thinking
  3. 03Speaking
  4. 04Complex Problem Solving
  5. 05Monitoring
  6. 06Reading Comprehension
  7. 07Social Perceptiveness
  8. 08Judgment and Decision Making
  9. 09Writing
  10. 10Time Management

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • English Language
  • Biology
  • Education and Training
  • Psychology

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 61%Post-Doctoral Training
  • 36%Doctoral Degree
  • 3%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Extensive Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Common questions

What does a Prosthodontist do?
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. Day to day that includes work like examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases and Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
What skills should a Prosthodontist put on a resume?
O*NET rates Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, and Monitoring among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Prosthodontist list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes Apple iOS, Consult-PRO, Henry Schein DentalVision Professional, Henry Schein Dentrix, and Henry Schein Easy Dental. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Prosthodontist work?
O*NET records 12 titles for this occupation, including DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Denturist, and Maxillofacial Prosthodontist. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Prosthodontist need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 61% reported their level of education as "Post-Doctoral Training". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Prosthodontist role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

  • No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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