How do they match: Dental Laboratory Technicians

  • Dental Lab Worker
  • Dental Laboratory Worker

  • Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
  • Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.
  • Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.

  • Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.
  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
  • Place materials into molds.
  • Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
  • Prepare materials for processing.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Trim excess material from workpieces.