Dental Technology is the technical side of dentistry where dental technicians make appliances to improve patients’ appearance, speech, or ability to chew. Dental technicians are a crucial part of the dental team. They use their understanding of dental material science, and their skills of design and fabrication, to recreate people’s teeth. Dental technicians work as part of the dental care team within a dental laboratory, and so don’t usually have direct contact with patients. They design and construct artificial teeth (in various forms), and orthodontic appliances