Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Job Description

• Practices oral and maxillofacial surgery by the sum total of diagnostic, remedial and restorative services rendered to patients. Typical duties and responsibilities are:
• Diagnostic of conditions of the hard and soft tissues of the teeth, jaws, supporting structures.
• Radiographic, laboratory, clinical evaluation.
• Relationship, if any, to systemic conditions.
• Treatment planning. Surgical Treatment:  on conditions of the hard and soft tissues of the teeth, jaws and supporting structures
• Non-surgical management of other oral, para-oral lesions, e.g. erythema, multiform, allergies etc.
• Minor oral surgery - removal of erupted teeth, removal of impacted teeth.  Preprosthetic surgery (alveoplasty, ridge extension).
• Outpatient and Inpatient:  Excision odontogenic cysts, tumors of this area, apicoectomy, root retrieval, biopsy, cytology, I & D of abscesses and supportive therapy.
• Major Oral Surgery:  Congenital defects:  cleft lip, palate as according to training, bronchial cleft cyst, thryroglossal cysts, if trained, jaw relationships, correctable surgically when orthodontics not feasible (“orthodontic surgery”), TMJ disorders.
• Neoplasms of size, benign, malignant, according to training.
• Infectious - I & D large dental space abscesses, Rx and treatment actinomycosis etc. of jaws, Caldwell Luc Sinus Procedure if dental etiology, Rx and management of oral infections such as TB, syphilis.
• Trauma - treatment, surgical and non-surgical of open and closed reduction fractures of facial bones.
• Consultative:  To other dentists, medical doctors (conditions of teeth and jaws), hygienists, to outside cases if requested.
• Work Direction:  Of dental techno therapists in exodontia and treatment of minor oral surgery cases.
• ER Call: Oral/facial trauma, according to training, may also be part of Disaster Team plans (e.g. anesthesia, triage).
• Disaster Team: As above, also to respond to emergencies of cardiac arrest if trained and qualified.
• Attends staff meetings and weekly rounds and participates in in-service activities as required, i.e., Morbidity & Mortality conferences, Peer Reviews, etc.