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Keep track of all your assets using the barcode scanner.
Analyse the data, try “what if” scenerios on prices and resources.
Control your pickups and deliveries for Labs with their own drivers.
Create your own Loyalty program and reward clients for repeat business.
Control your stock and purchases and deliveries.
Allow your clients to books cases into LabMagic via the internet and create a LabSheet with the advised delivery date and barcode.

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While there are many different items which are included in the dental lab equipment category, there are several common pieces that are used in practically every dental office. A cleaning unit such as the Whipmix 3/4 HP Heavy Duty Wet Trimmer is designed to capture debris that is left after a cleaning procedure. This unit costs $1,099 and has a safety feature which stops the motor if the door is unexpectedly opened. A convenient shelf, work table electric water valve and a water spray attachment comes with this unit.

Another type of dental lab equipment that is commonly used is the Eclipse Processing Unit. The Eclipse has multiple removable appliances that are used for full or partial dentures, provisional partials and night guards. The Eclipse costs over $5,100 and comes with a conditioning oven that is used to warm models and materials. Other features include an electric spatula, a hot air gun and a bonding agent. Dental clinicians are able to see pressure points and fluid retention areas to make accurate laboratory adjustments. A third item is the Buffalo X50 that guarantees a safe, reliable and trouble-free operation. The brushless high torque motor and control system has a speed range up to 50,000 rpm, providing the appropriate level of strength without compromising control.

Dental laboratory technicians construct and maintain crowns, bridges, dentures, and other dental prosthetics as prescribed by a dentist.

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians make prescription eyeglass or contact lenses.

There are about 90,000 U.S. jobs for medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians. Sixty percent of salaried jobs are in medical equipment and supply manufacturing laboratories, which usually are small and privately owned.

Most such technicians learn their craft on the job; however, many employers prefer to hire those with formal training in a related field.

There are 4 programs accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE). They offer either an associate degree or a one-year certificate. Courses include human anatomy and physiology, orthotic and prosthetic equipment and materials, and applied biomechanical principles.

Training in dental laboratory technology is available through community and junior colleges, vocational-technical institutes, and the U.S. Armed Forces. Formal training programs vary greatly both in length and in the level of skill they impart.

Voluntary certification is available through the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC). Applicants are eligible for an exam after completing a program accredited by NCOPE or obtaining two years of experience as a technician under the direct supervision of an ABC-certified practitioner.

Graduates of 2-year training programs for Dental Laboratory Technicians need additional hands-on experience to become fully qualified.

The National Board for Certification, established by the National Association of Dental Laboratories, offers certification in dental laboratory technology. Certification is voluntary.

Medical, dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians must be able to:

* read prescriptions or detailed information * fill prescriptions as a dental laboratory technician * pay attention to detail * be very dexterous * have good vision * have artistic aptitude

Although there is expected to be slower-than-average growth in overall employment in the near future, job opportunities should still be favorable. Most job openings will arise from replacing technicians who transfer to other occupations or who leave the labor force.

How much do Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Earn?

Earnings vary according to which type of technician you are.

For medical appliance technicians the average in May 2004 was $13.38 per hour. Half earned between $10.46 and $18.22 an hour. Overall, earnings ranged from less than $8.21 to more than $23.66 an hour.

Median hourly earnings of dental laboratory technicians were $14.93 in the same period with an overall range of $8.86 to $25.48 an hour.

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians averaged $11.40 an hour. Earnings ranges from less than $7.89 to more than $17.61 an hour.

A Day in a Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician’s Life:

On a typical day a medical, dental or ophthalmic laboratory technician will (depending on their area):

* construct, fit, maintain, and repair braces, artificial limbs, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances, * read prescriptions or detailed information, * make a wax or plastic impression of a patient’s foot, * use precision measuring instruments, * carve, cut or grind the material using hand or power tools, * do other work such as polishing artificial limbs and mixing pigments, * fit appliances on the patient and adjust them, * repair, service and maintain machinery and devices, * fill prescriptions from dentists for crowns, bridges, dentures, and other dental prosthetics, * make prescription eyeglass or contact lenses, * read prescriptions, select standard glass or plastic lens blanks and grind them to specification, * cut the lenses for final adjustmen