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Overview
Dental technicians manufacture and repair dental prostheses and appliances in laboratory settings under dental-practitioner instructions, with close attention to materials, models, fit and compliance checks.
In job descriptions, look for dental materials, models and impressions, crowns, bridges, dentures, orthodontic appliances, laboratory tools, appliance testing, repair work and communication with dental practitioners.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Dental technician work is precise laboratory production for individual patients. It can include reading prescriptions, examining models and impressions, selecting materials, shaping prostheses and testing appliances before delivery.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include dental materials, laboratory tools, prosthesis manufacture and repair, orthodontic appliance materials, model and impression work, compliance checks and communication with dental practitioners.
Salary context
Salary context depends on laboratory responsibility, device complexity, material range, repair work, supervision of technician staff, quality checks and whether the role handles specialised appliances. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior laboratory roles, specialist prosthetics, orthodontic appliance work, quality control, training other technicians, laboratory coordination or dental-technology business management.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name crowns, bridges, dentures, orthodontic appliances, model work, repair tasks, laboratory tools or supervision. These details show the technical depth of the role.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Dental practice care activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include dental hygienist, dental practitioner and specialist dentist.
Explore this activityManufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is prosthetic-orthotics technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 4
Orthodontists
29-1023.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETDental Laboratory Technicians
51-9081.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETMedical Appliance Technicians
51-9082.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETProsthodontists
29-1024.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
32.5Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies86.23Dental practice care activities
Alternative labels
maxillo-facial prosthetic technologist
chief dental technician
dental prosthetist
orthodontic technician
maxillo-facial prosthetic technician
prosthetic technologist
senior dental technician
orthodontic technologist
chief dental technologist
dental technologist
clinical dental technician
senior dental technologist
Occupation group
Dentists (2261)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/76bded28-876a-40b2-9efb-3123c8f14cf6 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2261.4 |
| ISCO group | 2261 |
| Concept type | Occupation |