Passion for the profession inspires affordable and flexible training opportunities for dental technicians.
Current dental technicians around the country confess their lab training was less than formal and yet they are expected to produce at full speed in a very short time. The current method of training typically consists of learning on the job, looking over someone’s shoulder as the new technician is programmed to perform a task, never understanding why. Should a trainee ever question a process, they are commonly replied with “that’s just how we do it” or “don’t ask why, just do it”.
Dental laboratories are rapidly growing in business, especially as production transitions from analog to digital. No one has time to explain oral physiology in the lab, especially when there are due dates, quick turn-around times, and sales goals to meet. Some dental technicians feel it unnecessary to understand anatomy and physiology if the work is produced according to the instructions given to the technician on their first week after on-boarding… two years ago. Sound familiar?
Without an organized training curriculum, we indirectly promote technicians to abandon explicit work instructions because they discover their own ways to work faster or make their job easier, never understanding how their modifications can alter a scientific process. So, how can technicians be provided with formal training without sacrificing valuable production time, or risking the return on the training investment? Training programs need to be embraced as a benefit to the dental lab profession. The profession needs to empower dental technicians with knowledge to contribute to a dental restorative team. Precise training curriculums inspire technicians to want to learn more and advance their careers alongside the people who supported their endeavors.
DLT Training & Education was developed to help the profession as a whole. The courses are designed with the working dental professional in mind. The one that is passionate about their career but seeks training at a price and schedule that is convenient for them. DLT Training & Education is for any dental professional eager to learn dental fundamentals on which they continue to build their career. The educational service is recommended for clinical assistants or laboratory techs; analog or digital; novice or experienced; current CDTs or CDT candidates; one-on-one or group. DLT Training & Education can assist laboratories needing a trainer without on-boarding full time. There are several courses from which to select that are affordable and offered on a flexible schedule.
