a person who constructs and repairs artificial teeth
dental technician in American English
noun
a skilled worker who makes dentures, bridges, etc., as specified by dentists for their patients
Word origin
[1960–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buyback, go-go, power play, proxemics, zip code
Examples of 'dental technician' in a sentence
dental technician
It was the grandmother who is said to have established the dental practice, with her husband as the dental technician.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I'm a dental technician and don't have a network of friends.
The Sun (2017)
And dentists are 16th, while dental technicians are 288th.