Dental technician
Duties and responsibilities job description for dental technicians
includes constructing various appliance such as removable and fixed prosthesis
including dentures, brides, crown, retention plates, post orthodontic braces
removal, etc. they generally work directly with the dentist by following
detailed written instructions from the dentist or the orthodontist. They use
mold as replica of teeth for construction of crowns, bridges, or false teeth. For
creating these prostheses, dental technicians work with different materials
like wax, stainless steel, porcelain, as well as with gold and other mental
free and aesthetic. They require to have qualities that are similar to a
carver, as most of their work involves carving and shaping with tools, like
drills and presses, lathes, and high heat furnaces for creating each prospective
device. So basically, the job includes making:
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Full and partial dentures for patients dentures for
patients who are missing or some of their teeth
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Crowns to restore root canal treated teeth.
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Veneers to enhance aesthetics and functions
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Various orthodontic treatment appliance and splints,
to help straighten and protect health.
Salary: $37,980
Education requirements: the minimum requirements for dental laboratory
technicians is a high school diploma or a equivalent, student interested in
this field of work should focus their high school studies on math and on
science, information technology, wood shot and art. Many individuals learn how
to become a dental laboratory technicians through on the job training and by
moving through experience.