Jobs / Physical work / 51-9081.00
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
- US jobs
- 34,410
- Median wage
- $49,610 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
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Typical tasks
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- Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
- Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
- Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.
- Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
- Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
- Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
- Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.
- Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
- Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.
- Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
- Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
- Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
Other job titles for this occupation (41)
Ceramist · Crown and Bridge Dental Laboratory Technician (Crown and Bridge Dental Lab Tech) · Dental Ceramist · Dental Laboratory Technician (Dental Lab Tech) · Dental Technician (Dental Tech) · Denture Technician (Denture Tech) · Metal Finisher · Orthodontic Laboratory Technician (Ortho Lab Tech) · Porcelain Technician (Porcelain Tech) · Waxer · Bridge Technician · CAD Tech (Computer-Aided Design Technician) · CAM Tech (Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technician) · Certified Dental Technologist (CDT) · Crown and Bridge Technician (Crown and Bridge Tech) · Crown Ceramist · Dental Appliance Fixer · Dental Appliance Mechanic · Dental Appliance Repairer · Dental Ceramist Assistant · Dental Equipment Installer and Servicer · Dental Instrument Maker · Dental Laboratory Worker (Dental Lab Worker) · Dental Mechanic · Dental Mold Maker · Dental Technologist · Denture Contour Wire Specialist · Denture Finisher · Denture Laboratory Technician (Denture Lab Tech) · Denture Waxer · Lab Processor (Laboratory Processor) · Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech) · Metal Room Dental Technician (Metal Room Dental Tech) · Model and Dye Person · Model Technician (Model Tech) · Orthodontic Band Maker (Ortho Band Maker) · Orthodontic Technician (Ortho Tech) · Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician (Orthotic and Prosthetic Tech) · Orthotic Prosthetic Technician (Orthotic Prosthetic Tech) · Porcelain Finisher · Sterile Technician (Sterile Tech)