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President, Dental Laboratory Association of the State of New York
On faculty at NYU College of Dentistry, CED
A Master Dental Technician has been through an extended course of study provided by the American Society of Master Dental Technologists. This course is compromised of 160 classroom hours, numerous projects in the home laboratory and a significant amount home study. It concludes with a three-part exam. In order to attain a Master Dental Technologist Certificate one must pass a written exam, complete a full mouth wax up to course standards and be examined orally on the contents of the program.
The emphasis of this learning experience is to teach experienced technicians anatomy and physiology of the
Stomatognathic system, to introduce occlusion and occlusal theory and to practice putting this information to
use. Along the way participants are imparted much information including exposure to terms and procedures of
which they are not typically exposed to. Students of this program are taught how the system works and how
the clinician may obtain the necessary information from the patient. They then can fully understand how to
utilize this information in the laboratory.
When students complete this program they have learned much, but leave with more questions than they
arrived with. They now realize that there are answers out there, and they have learned how to find them. The
graduates are more prepared to continue their professional development in advanced courses. They have the
background needed to attend programs such as Dawson, Kois, LVI, etc.
The Master Dental Technologist Program is a career changing experience for all that have completed it.
Dentists working with MDTs attest to the positive affects this affiliation brings to their daily practice of dentistry.
Dialogue between technician and clinician is on a higher level and fosters a significantly improved team
relationship. All of this is truly beneficial to the entire dental team.
Some of the 30 graduates of our 2007-08 program
They seem to be really adept in dentistry, those dental technologists. In my hometown of West Columbia, dentists are really awesome and they can really bring your smile back. I guess these MDT programs are one of the big helps in the production of skilled dentists in America. I hope that a lot more dentists apply to this program.
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