Dental laboratory technician constructing and repairing dentures and dental appliances by reading prescriptions, fabricating devices, testing for accuracy, and creating models from impressions
Experience
Dental Laboratory Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Read prescriptions and examined models to design dental products
Fabricated, altered, or repaired dental devices like dentures and crowns
Tested appliances for accuracy using articulators and micrometers
Removed excess metal or porcelain and polished surfaces with machines
Melted metals and mixed materials to create dental prostheses
Trained or supervised other dental technicians in the laboratory
Created models of patients' mouths by pouring plaster into impressions
Skills
Hands-On Work
Placing materials into molds, Casting molds of patient anatomies, Constructing customized assistive devices, Mixing ingredients, Loading items into ovens, Soldering parts or workpieces
Core Skills
Reading work orders or instructions, Repairing assistive devices
Checking & Planning
Inspecting medical assistive devices, Measuring clients