How do they match: Dental Laboratory Technicians

  • Computer-Aided Design Technician

  • Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

  • Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
  • Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.
  • Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
  • Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.

  • Prepare materials for processing.
  • Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
  • Construct customized assistive medical or dental devices.
  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.