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O*NET-SOC Title
- Dental Laboratory Technicians
Alternate Occupation Titles
- Dental Appliance Fixer
- Dental Appliance Mechanic
- Dental Appliance Repairer
- Dental Ceramist
- Dental Ceramist Assistant
- Dental Equipment Installer and Servicer
- Dental Instrument Maker
- Dental Laboratory Technician
- Dental Laboratory Technician Apprentice
- Dental Laboratory Worker
- Dental Mechanic
- Dental Mold Maker
- Dental Technician
- Dental Technologist
- Denture Contour Wire Specialist
- Denture Finisher
- Denture Technician
- Denture Waxer
- Crown and Bridge Dental Lab Technician
O*NET-SOC Description
- Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
Tasks
- Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
- Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
- Fabricate, alter, and repair dental devices such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, and appliances for straightening teeth.
- Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes, and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatus.
- Mold wax over denture set-ups to form the full contours of artificial gums.
- Read prescriptions or specifications, and examine models and impressions, to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
- Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, and missing teeth to repair dentures.
- Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.
- Train and supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.