Description
Fabricate, finish, and repair metal frameworks for crowns, bridges, implant restorations, and removable partial dentures; perform waxing, investing, casting, finishing, and preparation for porcelain to ensure precise fit and occlusion.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Design
- • Mechanical
Health Services
- • Medicine and Dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
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Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Healthcare & Human Services
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
