Dental Technicians
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NOC 2021: 32112 / NOC 2016: 3223
Job Description
Dental Technicians make and repair dental devices such as crowns and bridges, dentures, orthodontics, sports and night guards.
As a Dental Technician you perform the following duties:
- Design or repair dental devices including dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, and implants
- Make models of patients’ mouths or teeth
- Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
- Make orthodontic bands from gold, silver, stainless steel or other metals
- Finish metal framework of dentures and polish and buff dentures to obtain natural finish
- May consult with dentists or other specialists on complicated dental cases
- May train and supervise other dental technicians
Sources: WorkBC Career Profile