Dental Lap Technicians

                    Dental Lab Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Dental Laboratory Technology is both a science and art. Since each dental patient’s needs are different, the duties of a laboratory technician are comprehensive and varied. Although dental technicians seldom work directly with patients, except under the direction of a licensed dentist, they are valuable members of the dental care team. They work directly with dentists by following detailed written instructions and using impressions (molds) of the patient’s teeth or oral soft tissues to create full dentures for patients who are missing all of their teeth and removable partial dentures or fixed bridges for patients who are missing only one or few teeth.

Salary: $25,000-50,000

Education: Dental laboratory technicians may receive their education and training through a two-year program at a community collage, vocational school, technical collage, university or dental school. Graduates of these programs receive either an associate degree or a certificate. There also are a few programs that offer a four-year baccalaureate program in dental technology. In most cases , an interested individual needs a high school diploma or its equivalent to apply to an accredited dental laboratory technology programs. Contact the dental technology program of interest to you for specific requirement.