Dental Lab Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities : manufacture or customize a variety of products to assist in the provision of oral health care by licensed dentist. There products include crowns, bridges, dentures and other dental products .Dental lab technicians follow a prescription from a licensed dentist when manufacturing these items, which include prosthetic devices (such as denture teeth and implants) and therapeutic devices (such as orthodontic devices.) The FDA regulates  these products as medical devices and they are therefore subject to FDA’s good manufacturing practice (“GMP”) and quality system (“QS”) requirements. In most cases, however, they are excepted from manufacturer registration requirements . Some of the most common restorations manufactured include crowns. Bridges , dentures and dental implants .

Salary : $19.46 and hour . $40,120 a year .

 

Education : 

1.     Two years at a community college  .

       2.  Vocational School , Technical college .

       3. High School diploma .

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

I wouldn’t like to be a dental lab technician because you have to be patient and be careful . You have to learn the different skills for each tool . You have to also learn every different type of teeth and how to fix them .