Dental Laboratory Technician

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Dental Laboratory Technician
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Job Description

• A dental lab technician makes dentures, crowns,
  bridges, and dental braces.
• You use different impressions on many different
  patients teeth and gums in order to make a
  model/cast of the patients mouth.
• There are four different specialist areas,
  Prosthodontic, Conservation, Orthodontic, and
  Maxillo-Facial.

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Needed High School Courses

• If you are interested in working in the dental
  lab technician field, all that is required in
  order to get into a dental program at a college
  is a high school diploma, however, in order to be
  successful in the field, you must be able to work
  with your hands, be able to work independently,
  be able to meet deadlines, and pay attention to
  detail

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College Courses

• Most Two-Year Colleges offer education and
  training as well as technical colleges,
  vocational schools, universities, and dental
  schools.
• Dental Laboratory Technicians need to pass an
  exam that evaluates their knowledge of the skills
  needed to know.

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Certification and Licensure

• Technicians can be certified by passing the
  examination which evaluates the technical skills
  needed in order to become a member of the
  National Board of Dental Laboratory Technicians.
• No license is currently required.

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Employment Opportunities

• As of now, there is a demand for dental
  laboratory technicians.
• Most dental lab techs. Work in commercial dental
  labs, which can employ anywhere from two to
  two-hundred people.

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Salaries

• The starting salary for a dental technician is
  around 7.05 an hour.
• Depending on your skill level, the average dental
  technician can make up to 16.38 and hour.

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NC Colleges Universities

• The following school offer dental programs
• NC State University
• Durham Tech. Community College