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Readers Respond: The Real Life of a Dental Technician
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By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com

When choosing a career, it is helpful to get information about it from those who actually work in the occupation one is considering. Please share information about your career as a dental technician so that those thinking of entering this field can make an informed decision.

  1. Describe what you do as a dental technician?
  2. What do you like about being a dental technician? What don't you like about it?
  3. With the proper training, how easy or difficult is it for someone to get an entry level job as a dental technician?
  4. Are you happy you became a dental technician? Why or why not?

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As the field of cosmetic dentistry broadens and the patients' expectations increase it's becoming more and more difficult to find real competent techs especially when it comes to implants. This salary posted is a joke. No one with any skill would work for this hourly rate.
—Guest steve

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