Dental Technician

1. General characteristics of the profession

Specialist in the manufacture of dental prostheses.

2. Official duties

Beautiful, healthy teeth - the dream of every person. However, in some diseases of the dentition, in case of improper development of the teeth and jaws, in the defeat of hard tissues of the teeth, of the dental-toothed tissues and in violation of the integrity of the dentition, with various trams, etc. there are defects that not only violate the normal act of processing food in the mouth, but also aesthetically unpleasant for perception. Special dentures and orthopedic devices that make dental equipment help to eliminate these defects. The dental technician is the chief assistant of the dentist (orthopedist). According to a plaster cast made by a doctor from the patient's jaw, he makes removable (from plastic) and non-removable (from gold, steel) artificial limbs. The process of making dentures requires jewelry work. The quality of activity of dental technicians must be very high, because the patient physically feels his every mistake or carelessness. For the master are very important qualities such as accuracy, accuracy of movements, a good eye, sensitive touch. An employee of this profession must constantly be aware that he works for people, that the results of his work bring people joy and great benefits, relieve physical suffering, make people more beautiful. Dental technicians work in dental laboratories located in special prosthetic institutes, in dental clinics and clinics. It provides dental, orthopedic assistance to the population, prepares various types of crowns, cleft teeth, bridge structures, dentures, plates, etc. orthopedic and orthodontic structures. Must know: the basics of the structure and function of the chewing apparatus, information about dental diseases, the principles of clinical stages and the technology of manufacturing dental, orthopedic and orthodontic structures and apparatus. Professionally important qualities: observation, spatial thinking, accuracy, resistance to monotony, skill of hands. Medical contraindications: diseases of the joints of the hands, poor eyesight, nervous diseases, dermatitis.

3. Qualification requirements