Job description Certified Dental Technician (CDT) in the Red Deer Region

Find out what work is like for a certified dental technician (CDT) in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants (NOC 32112).

Dental technologists and technicians

Description

Dental technologists and technicians design, prepare and fabricate dentures and dental devices as prescribed by dentists and other specialists. They are employed in dental laboratories. Dental technologists and technicians who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

Work week duration

Dental technologists and technicians usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Dental technologists and technicians have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Design, fabricate, modify or repair dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands, and implants
  • Ensure proper handling and control of hazardous materials, and adhere to laboratory infection control procedures as required.
  • May consult with dentists or other specialists on problematic dental cases
  • May train and supervise other dental technicians and dental laboratory assistants in fabricating dentures and other dental devices
  • May conduct research in the science, techniques and practice of dental technology
  • May perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Standing

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Dental technologists and technicians are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Dental laboratories

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Biological agents
  • Sound and noise
  • Skin injury

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 32112), and a list of similar occupations:

  • dental technician
  • dental technician supervisor
  • dental technologist
  • registered dental technician (RDT)
  • registered dental technologist (RDT)

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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