Dental Technician
Duties and Responsibilities:
A
dental technologist is a member of the dental team who, upon prescription from
a dental clinician, constructs custom made restorative and dental appliances.
The
dentist communicates with the dental technologist with prescriptions, drawings,
and measurements taken from the patient. The most important aspect of this is a
dental impression into which the technologist flows a gypsum dental stone to
create a replica of the patients anatomy known as a dental model. A
technologist can then use this model for the construction of custom appliances.
Average Salary: $36,000
Educational Requirements:
Dental
laboratory technicians may receive their education and training through a
two-year program at a community college, vocational school, technical college,
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 program. Contact the dental technology
program of interest to you for specific requirement.
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