# Tasks & work activities — audiology technician

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-9081.00 (Dental Laboratory Technicians).

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
- **[Core]** Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.
- **[Core]** Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
- **[Core]** Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
- **[Core]** Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.
- **[Core]** Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
- **[Core]** Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
- **[Supplemental]** Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
- **[Supplemental]** Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
- **[Supplemental]** Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
- **[Supplemental]** Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
- **[Supplemental]** Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
- **[Supplemental]** Fill chipped or low spots in surfaces of devices, using acrylic resins.
- **[Supplemental]** Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.
- **[Supplemental]** Mold wax over denture setups to form the full contours of artificial gums.
- **[Supplemental]** Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.
- **[Supplemental]** Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.

## Detailed work activities

- Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
- Cast molds of patient anatomies to create medical or dental devices.
- Construct customized assistive medical or dental devices.
- Direct operational or production activities.
- Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or workpieces.
- Inspect medical or dental assistive devices.
- Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.
- Load items into ovens or furnaces.
- Measure clients to ensure proper product fit.
- Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
- Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.
- Place materials into molds.
- Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
- Prepare materials for processing.
- Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Repair medical or dental assistive devices.
- Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.
- Solder parts or workpieces.
- Trim excess material from workpieces.