How do they match: Dental Laboratory Technicians

  • Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
  • Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
  • Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
  • Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.

  • Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.