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Job Description

Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9081.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 40,760.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 37,110 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dental Laboratory Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Denture Laboratory Technician (Denture Lab Tech)”

Mold wax over denture setups to form the full contours of artificial gums.
Fill chipped or low spots in surfaces of devices, using acrylic resins.
Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
Place tooth models on apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or 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.
Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.
Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.
Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.
Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

Build-up brushes
Shade guides
Clinical scales
Dental laboratory wax heaters
Personal computers
Air scribes
Shielded arc welding tools
Soft brushes
Dental laboratory vacuum extractors
Bunsen burners
Dental laboratory sandblasters
Dental wax carvers
Dental laboratory pumice lathes
Dental wax spatuals
Porcelain furnaces
Hygrobaths
Amalgam instruments
Laboratory beakers
Impression trays
Surgical knives
Dental laboratory curing lights
Dental vibrators
Dental lab microscopes
Dental buffing wheels
Mechanical dental instrument sharpeners
Micrometers
Impression syringes
Dental laboratory casting machines
Dental finishing wheels
Electric burnout furnaces
Culture tubes
Grinding machines
Diamond burs
Dental ovens
Anatomic articulators
Crown holders
Dental laboratory torches
Inlay furnaces
Dental amalgamators
Dental laboratory pressure molding devices
Pneumatic presses
Dental handpieces
Dental laboratory alcohol torches
Dental pliers
Notebook computers
Injection flasks
Dental laboratory gold platers
Dental surveyors
Dental laboratory vacuum pumps
Electronically operated mallets
Dental laboratory die mold fabrication systems
Dental polishing machines
Arcon articulators
Auto chucks
Electronic precision balances
Culture plates
Desktop computers
Glazer vacuum furnaces
Dental laboratory bench lathes
Dental laboratory microblasters
Adjustable articulators
Dental laboratory vacuum-mixing devices
Porcelain slicers
Water purification systems
Dental laboratory vacuum formers
Mortars and pestles
Dental laboratory model trimmers
Spot-welding equipment
Semiadjustable articulators
Dental rotary cutting equipment
Articulators
Curette scalers
Model duster brushes
Water baths
Prophylaxis brushes
Flask presses
Dental laboratory centrifugal casting units
Dental polishing brushes
Dental burs
Air compressors
Ultrasonic cleaners
Split flasks
Laser printers
Matrix retainers
Casting torches
Dental laboratory dust collectors
Conventional lathes
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
Dental laboratory high-speed lathes
Dental laboratory solderers
Dental milling machines
Laboratory flow meters
Stereo microscopes
Steam cleaners
Amalgam dispensers
Digital cameras
Diamond wheels
Acrylic cutters
Light microscopes
Crucibles
Mobile mixers
Dental plaster knives
Crucible formers
Dental finishing stones
Dowel pin drills

CAD/CAM
Microsoft Word
Laboratory Systems Group Lab Manager
Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaRX
Intuit QuickBooks
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Database management software
LabMagic
Inventrix Labtrac
Bookkeeping software
Inventory management software
Web browser software
Dental product manufacturing software
Dental product design software
Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaLab/PC II
Jenmar International DL-Plus
Computer imaging software
Easy Solutions Easy Lab
Scheduling software
Spreadsheet software
Email software
Graphics software