Dental technician
| Highest | $4,200 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Not required |
| First paycheck | 2–3 years of study (or immediate stipend from month 1 in German 3.5-year dual training) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $4,200max |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $3,700 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $3,000 |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $3,000 |
| New ZealandIELTS 6.5 · NZ$34–56k | $2,750 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $2,750 |
What does the day look like?
Your entire workday is spent at a workbench or CAD workstation in a commercial dental laboratory or in-clinic lab, with virtually no direct patient contact. About 40 percent of your time goes to digital design and CAD/CAM fabrication: scanning with 3Shape or Medit, designing crowns, bridges, and aligners in exocad DentalCAD or 3Shape Dental System, and running 5-axis milling units (vhf camfacture, Roland DGSHAPE) or DLP/SLA 3D printers (Formlabs, Asiga).
Another 35 percent is precise benchwork: layering porcelain onto zirconia or metal frameworks, firing restorations in Ivoclar Programat ceramic furnaces, and hand-polishing acrylics. The remaining time is split between pouring stone models and mounting them on mechanical articulators (15 percent), and quality control and maintenance (10 percent). You work a standard 38 to 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00). There are no night shifts or emergency calls, but you will work around gypsum dust, resin fumes, and high-temperature furnaces, requiring particulate respirators, eye protection, and extraction hoods.
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