Kirkwood Community College

The goal and challenge for a dental technician is to create a restoration that is a perfect match to a patient’s natural tooth. Artistic and creative abilities are valuable assets for a dental technician. By using several technologies, a dental technician improves patients’ quality of life, appearance and health, not to mention creating beautiful teeth and a fabulous smiles. Although a majority of the work provided by dental technicians is done independently, they are valued members of the dental team.