Training to become a dental technician requires academic study as well as on-the-job experience. Thus, regardless of the country (as long as the title of “dental technician” exists there) to qualify an individual finishes his studies, but not his training as these trades require years of experience to master.
Depending on the job practiced by the dental technician, their specific names may also differ (“ceramics”, “polish”, “orthodontics”, etc..). In fact, due to the complexity of the dental technologist’s profession, the professional generally specializes in one area of the dental industry, as appliances vary to some extent by design and manufacture. It would be impossible to master all of them at the same level of skill, in addition, to be fully proficient in any technique you need years of experience.
In general, the first step that a dental technologist takes is to “master the plaster work,” which means that their first start is in the laboratory where dental impressions, moldings and pivot joints are made. A dental technologist acquires the ability to perform different and disparate tasks in the laboratory, be able to perform most steps in the production of most different industries, such as removable partial dentures, full and partial resin dentures and orthodontic appliances (braces and retainers included). However, as previously mentioned, dental technologists need to specialize; There are many specific dental laboratories out there for all types of the dental industry.
