Dental Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: What Dental Technicians do is maintains and improves patient’s oral health by fabricating fixed and removable prostheses according to the dentist prescriptions. Replaces partial or total loss of natural teeth by constructing partial of full dentures (mental and non-metal).

Salary:  $ 37,980 in May 2010 

                    $ 18.26 per hour

                    $ 38,360

                

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 or its equivalent to apply to an accredited dental laboratory technology program. Contact the dental technology program of interest to you for specific requirements.