Dental Laboratory Technicians

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Dental lab technicians build crowns, bridges, dentures and orthodontic appliances from impressions and digital scans, using hand tools, 3D design software and milling machines. The work is precise and artistic.

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• Physical Education · Health and PE

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• Engineering Design · Career and Technical

  Builds design and technical drawing, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

  Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

• Ceramics · Arts

  Builds design and technical drawing, which this job uses.

• Chemistry · Science

  Builds chemistry, which this job uses.

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