Dental 技术人员 can earn salaries equal to personnel in other health care occupations with similar training and experience....Technicians can realize significant satisfaction and rewards in commercial laboratories or may choose to be selfemployed by opening independent laboratories”

There are more than 38,000 active dental 技术人员 and 7,000 恢复 Dental Technologists (formally educated and/or certified) in the U.S. 今天.

恢复 Dental Technologist (RDT), also referred to as a dental technician, is a skilled dental professional who works behind the scene as a significant member of 牙科小组. Upon a written prescription from a dental clinician, the RDT provides an essential support service for the dental profession. RDT’s design, fabricate and repair all types of custom made restorative dental prostheses to replace/restore either the partial or total loss of natural teeth with fixed and removable partial dentures 和冠.

RDT’s also complete various restorative implantology procedures to reconstruct teeth and root structures and they correct certain dental irregularities in neuromuscular dentistry to stabilize the bite and minimize the symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder with removable orthodontic appliances and dental orthotic devices. RDT的专业人士 replace missing tissues of the face or body caused by disease, injuries or developmental abnormalities by making maxillofacial prosthetics.

Since most dentists utilize laboratory services, employment opportunities in this 田野是优秀的. The majority of 恢复 Dental Technologists work in commercial dental laboratories, which on average employ between 3-5 技术人员. 也有 larger laboratories employing more than ten 技术人员 and some with more than 100 技术人员. Additionally, some dentists employ 恢复 Dental Technologists in their private dental offices.

Employment opportunities may also be available in dental schools, hospitals, maxillofacial laboratories, and companies that manufacture dental prosthetic materials. 恢复 Dental Technology education programs also offer teaching positions for qualified technologists.

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工资及薪金

The salary of a 恢复 Dental Technologist/technician varies, depending upon the responsibilities associated with the particular position and the geographic location 的就业. There is evidence that 恢复 Dental Technologists/Technicians who have completed a formal training program will advance more rapidly in the field, resulting in higher lifetime earnings.

According to 2014 data provided by the State of California, average hourly earning for a dental laboratory technician ranges from $18.52 to $26.25. 根据2015年 data provided by the National Association of Dental Laboratories, average annual Digital Designer salary is $52,380.

Many 恢复 Dental Technologists/Technicians receive benefit packages from their employers, which may include health and disability insurance coverage, reimbursement for continuing education programs, paid vacations, and holidays. 最后,恢复 Dental Technologists/Technicians also have the option to own a private dental laboratory offering unlimited earnings potential.