Dental Laboratory Technicians
Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
- Tasks
- 17 tasks7 core, 10 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-9081.00SOC 2018: 51-9081
What the work is made of
7 core tasks and 10 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.Core taskTask 7133Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 2. Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.Core taskTask 7135Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 3. Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.Core taskTask 7134Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 4. Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.Core taskTask 7136Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 5. Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.Core taskTask 7139Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 6. Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.Core taskTask 7147Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 7. Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.Core taskTask 7137Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 8. Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 7138Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 9. Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.Supplemental taskTask 7148Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 10. Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.Supplemental taskTask 7143Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 11. Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.Supplemental taskTask 7142Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 12. Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.Supplemental taskTask 7141Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 13. Mold wax over denture setups to form the full contours of artificial gums.Supplemental taskTask 7146Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 14. Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.Supplemental taskTask 7140Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 15. Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.Supplemental taskTask 7145Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 16. Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 7149Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 17. Fill chipped or low spots in surfaces of devices, using acrylic resins.Supplemental taskTask 7144Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2022
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-9081
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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