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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| dental-technician | Occupational skill for the role 'dental technician' (also: maxillo-facial prosthetic technologist, chief dental technician, dental prosthetist, orthodontic technician, maxillo-facial prosthetic technician, prosthetic technologist). Use when the user asks for typical dental technician work such as: Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.; Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.; Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers. |
Dental Technician
Dental technicians manufacture dental custom-made devices like bridges, crowns, dentures and appliances under the supervision of dental practitioners following their directions and specifications.
Core workflow
- Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
- Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.
- Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
- Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
- Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.
- Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
- Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- accept own accountability
- apply organisational techniques
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- contribute to continuity of health care
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- examine dental models and impressions
- follow clinical guidelines
- follow dentists' instructions
- listen actively
- maintain laboratory dental tools
- manage infection control in the facility
- manipulate dental material
- manufacture dental prostheses
- polish dental prostheses
Hot technologies
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/76bded28-876a-40b2-9efb-3123c8f14cf6), ONET 30.3 (51-9081.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*