Dental Lab Technician

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Duties and responsibilities: Dental Laboratory Technology is both a science and an art. Since each dental patient's needs are different, the duties of a dental laboratory technician are comprehensive and varied.

·         Replaces partial or total loss of natural teeth by constructing partial or full dentures (metal and non-metal).

·         Restores natural teeth by fabricating crowns and bridges.

·         Corrects dental irregularities by manufacturing fixed or removable appliances.

Salary: A Dental Laboratory Technician earns an average wage of $15.27 per hour. 

Education: 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. Needs a high school diploma or its equivalent to apply to an accredited dental laboratory technology program. 

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? 

Yes I would like to be one in this career because I think is a good career by care other people and is so interesting.