Dental Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain and improves patients' oral health by fabricating fixed and removable prostheses according to dentist prescriptions. They 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: $36,000

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. 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.

Reflection would like to be a dental technician because it looks like an interesting career and I’ve always wanted to work in the medical field.