General Overview:

Diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries, irregularities and malformations of teeth and associated structures in the mouth and jaw using surgery or other specialist techniques.

Tasks Include:

• receives referrals from dentists and medical practitioners
• examines patients and conducts X-ray examinations or special tests
• makes diagnoses on the basis of examinations and tests
• undertakes or arranges for treatment
• supervises patients progress after treatment