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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