A professional who performs surgery on mouth, jaws, and related head and neck structure. Responsibilities include:

• Executes difficult and multiple extraction of teeth.
• Removes tumors and other abnormal growths.
• Performs preprosthetic surgery to prepare mouth for insertion of dental prosthesis.
• Corrects abnormal jaw relations by mandibular or maxillary revision.
• Treats fractures of jaws.
• Administers general and local anesthetics.
• May treat patients in hospital.