Dental Technician

Duties and Responsibilities

Dental laboratory technicians specialize in different areas of dental and orthodontic work. Their job usually includes making and repairing dentures, crowns, and braces. They work in dental schools, commercial dental laboratories, hospitals, dental clinics, and for manufacturers of dental prostheses. Dental laboratory technicians:

• Repair dental linings.
• Choose and mount replacement teeth.
• Construct denture frames.
•   Identify needed prostheses repair.
• Make and fix braces.
•  Cast plaster dental molds.
•  Clean and polish prostheses.

Average Salary: $22,000- $33,000

Educational Requirements:

Dental laboratory technicians must have a high school diploma or GED certificate before starting dental laboratory training .Dental laboratory technicians must attend a community college, vocational school, oriental school to learn their skills. Programs are usually two years in length.

Would you like to be one?

I wouldn’t want to be a dental technician because it doesn’t interest me.