Types

• A dental technician can specialize in one of five areas: crowns or bridges, partial dentures, complete dentures, ceramics or orthodontic appliances.
  
  

Reading Prescriptions

• Working as a dental technician, you may start your day by reading prescriptions to determine what type of dental product you will need to construct.
  
  

Moldings

• As a dental technician, you may spend a portion of your day making moldings of patient's teeth. This model will serve as the basis for dentures and other prosthetic devices.
  
  

Testing

• Dental technicians test tooth models on devices that mimic the movement of a patient's jaw during biting to determine functionality.
  
  

Consultation

• A consultation with the dentist may be necessary to resolve any problems with the design of dentures or other dental devices.