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PSOC 3214

Medical And Dental Prosthetic Technicians

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Medical and dental prosthetic technicians design, fit, service and repair medical and dental devices and appliances following prescriptions or instructions established by a health professional. They may service a wide range of support instruments to correct physical medical or dental problems such as neck braces, orthopaedic splints, artificial limbs, hearing aides, arch supports, dentures, and dental crowns and bridges.

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How the work breaks down

10 official task groups in this profile

  1. No detailed AI-use signal

    examining, interviewing, and measuring patients in order to determine their appliance needs, and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit

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    conferring with medical and dental practitioners in order to formulate specifications and prescriptions for devices and appliances

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    interpreting prescriptions or specifications to determine the type of product or device to be fabricated, and the materials and tools that will be required

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    making or receiving casts or impressions of patients' torsos, limbs, mouths or teeth for use as fabrication patterns

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    designing and making orthotic and prosthetic devices using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand and power tools

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    fitting appliances and devices onto patients, testing and evaluating them, and making adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort

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    repairing, modifying, and maintaining medical and dental prosthetic and supportive devices, according to specifications

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    bending, forming, and shaping fabric or material so that it conforms to prescribed contours needed to fabricate structural components

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    fabricating full and partial dentures and constructing mouth guards, crowns, metal clasps, inlays, bridgework and other aids

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    instructing patients in the use and care of prosthetic or orthotic devices

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