Dental Laboratory Technicians
Also called: Dental Ceramist, Dental Laboratory Technician (Dental Lab Tech), Dental Technician (Dental Tech), Denture Technician,
What they do:
Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.On the job, you would:
- Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
- Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
- Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatus.
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What they do:
Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.On the job, you would:
- Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
- Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
- Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatus.
KNOWLEDGE
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
- design
- product and service development
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Business
- customer service
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES
Hand and Finger Use
- put together small parts with your fingers
- keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Persistence
- Cooperation
- Self Control
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Computer aided design CAD software
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Dental product design software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
- Easy Solutions Easy Lab
- Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaLab/PC II
EDUCATION
- high school diploma/GED
- certificate after high school
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$41,340
$25,660
$65,820