How do they match: Dental Laboratory Technicians

  • Model Tech
  • Model Technician
  • Model and Dye Person

  • Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
  • Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
  • Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
  • Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.