Are experienced Dental Lab Technicians in high demand…?
Because few people know about this career, there is little competition for jobs and skilled technicians are in very high demand. The U.S. military, once the nation’s largest training service, is training fewer technicians today. Dental schools are teaching less dental technology to dental students which make dentists today rely more on the knowledge and skills of a technicians, this also creates more demand. With more senior citizens retaining their teeth longer, this segment of the population and with the “baby boomer” generation adding to this population, they will require more sophisticated prosthetics for longer periods of time. This will increase the demand for experienced dental lab technicians and their services. And with cosmetic dentistry on the rise, the “Hollywood smile”, television, and magazines adding to the demand, a dental lab tech who can create the perfect porcelain veneer (false front for the teeth) will be in great demand.
