Technician - The Technician's Role
The Dental Technician is an important and often little acknowledged member of the dental team. Working under the prescription of a Dental Surgeon the Technician is responsible for a wide variety of manufacturing operations including making dentures, crowns, bridges, orthodontic appliances and carrying out numerous other intricate tasks.
Some Technicians will decide to remain in a hospital environment working closely with a Consultant Oral/Maxillo facial Surgeon involved in facial reconstruction. In this area, the Technician will be involved in making lifelike prosthetic appliances to replace lost tissues or organs such as the eyes.
Dental Technicians make a wide range of dental appliances including crowns, bridges, orthodontic appliances and dentures, working to the prescription of the Dentist for each patient.
Without the help of a Dental Technician, Dentists would not be able to offer the full range of services to their patients. The Dentist relies on his or her Technician very heavily. The Dental Technician works to a written prescription, but rarely meets the patient for whom he or she is ultimately working.
