Dental Laboratory Technicians

Key skills

A typical day

• •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.
• •Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.
• •Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
• •Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.

Fields of study

Any field