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- Dental technicians construct and repair dentures (false teeth) and other dental appliances, including crowns and bridges.
- Dental technicians make models of the mouth and teeth from impressions of the patient's mouth
- They build up wax replicas of part or all of the mouth and/or teeth using the model and replace the wax with plastic, metal or ceramic materials to make the replacement appliance
- They polish and finish the appliance prior to being placed in the patient's mouth.
- They work in dental laboratories on their own or in small groups.
- They use a wide range of materials and techniques in their work, including plaster casting, electro-spot welding, metal casting, metal polishing, wax modelling, ceramics, wire bending, electroplating and sandblasting. The use of small CAD/CAM units is increasing in the design and manufacture of some dental products.