Dental Technician

Duties and responsibilities:

Dental technicians are in charge of constructing, fitting, or repairing devices, they follow detailed work orders and prescriptions, decide which materials and tools will be needed, bend, form, and shape fabric or material, use hand or power tools to polish and shape the devices, adjust devices to allow for a more natural look or to improve function, inspect the final product for quality and accuracy, repair appliances that may be cracked or damaged.

Salary: $20,000 - $55,000

Education:

There are no educational requirements to become a dental technician, but most technicians have at least a high school diploma. Most technicians learn their skills on the job.

Reflection: 

to be very honest, no I would never look at becoming a dental technician because I hate having to deal with fixing device.