Dental Lab Technician

Area of Specialization

• Partial dentures
• Gold dies and goldwork
• Full dentures
• Crowns and bridges
• Ceramic or porcelain application

Work Setting

• Laboratory

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Sitting
• Tight deadlines

Technical Expertise (dental)

• Waxing-up
• Polishing
• Packing
• Casting

Personal Suitability

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Team player

Dental Technologists and Technicians Specific Skills

• Design, fabricate or repair dental devices

Laboratory Assistants Specific Skills

• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Polish and buff dentures
• Finish metal framework of dentures
• Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
• Mould wax over dentures set-up
• Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures