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A New Career
In Only 9 Months
If you want an interesting healthcare career, enjoy working with your hands using state-of-the-art equipments, Dental Laboratory Technician can be a great career choice. |
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Flexible & Small Classes
Our A.M. and P.M. classes make it easy for you to attend school and work at the same time. The small class setting ensures that you receive the best possible training. It also gives you the confidence that you need to successfully complete the training program.
www.DTISC.com
(877) DTI-SC4U
(877) 384-7248
8001 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood , CA 91605 |
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Financing Assistance
(For those who qualify)
Money should not be an obstacle in getting the advanced training you need to succeed, and at DTI it isn't. Our student services staff is here to help you apply for student financing and get the necessary funds for achieving your educational goals. |
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A Fast Growing Field |
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As dental technology advances, and the population increases, more dental work is being performed. This tremendous growth is creating a demand for well-trained Dental Technicians. A career in Dental Technology can help you to secure your future.
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Flexible & Small Classes |
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Our A.M. and P.M. classes make it easy for you to attend school and work at the same time. The small class setting ensures that you receive the best possible training, it also you gives you the confidence that you need to successfully complete the training program.
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where Dental Technicians work |
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Most Dental Technicians work in a production laboratory, but some work in private dental offices, hospitals, clinics, dental schools, insurance companies, and other healthcare settings.
Career opportunities are also growing outside the laboratory or dental office, in dental software, dental supplies, dental sales and public health.
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What Dental Technicians Do |
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Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models and impressions in order to determine the design of dental products to be constructed. |
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Fabricate, alter, and repair dental devices such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays and appliances for straightening teeth. |
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Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion using articulators and micrometers. |
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Place tooth models on apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patients' jaw to evaluate functionality of the model. |
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Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes. Pour materials into molds or over frameworks in order to form dental prostheses or apparatus. |
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Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools. |
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Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks using polishing machines. |
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Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set. |
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Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces in order to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework. |
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Using information from observations or dentists' specifications build, shape and wax teeth with small hand instruments. |
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Outstanding Program & Externship |
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Our comprehensive curriculum gives you the skills and knowledge to understand the entire fixed prosthesis segment of the dental laboratory field, making it easier for you to take advantage of any employment opportunity. Our courses includes Model & Die, Wax & Metal and Ceramic certification
You'll benefit from learning on our hi-tech dental lab because they reflect the real world environment you'll be working in after graduation.
After completing your laboratory and classroom requirements, DTI will help you find an externship, on-the-job training with a dental laboratory. This is a wonderful opportunity to practice your new skills, gain practical experience, and show a prospective employer what you can do. |
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