Often confused with dental hygienists, a career as a dentaltechnician has nothing to do with hygiene and requires little ifany patient interaction. Whereas dental hygienists work in adentist’s office cleaning teeth of plaque and treating gum disease,dental technicians often work in small labs constructing dentalappliances such as crowns and dentures.These prostheses areconstructed from molds taken by the dentist, and in most cases adental technician never meets the actual patient.Most dental technicians work in offices of five or less people,and enjoy a great amount of independence.With little supervision,dental technicians engage in painstakingly creating crowns,bridges, dentures, and veneers.Dental technicians learn tomanipulate gold, porcelain, acrylics, and other materials to makeprost