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4Y0X2 Dental Laboratory

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Overview

A Dental Laboratory specialist assists dentists by crafting custom dental prostheses for patients. The specialist works with materials such as acrylic, gypsum, and gold to produce precision dental pieces.

Minimum ASVAB: G 66

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Skill levels: 4Y012 helper · 4Y032 apprentice · 4Y052 journeyman · 4Y072 craftsman

Core Skills

  • Maxillofacial prosthesis fabrication and repair
  • Dental laboratory equipment inspection

Civilian Career Paths

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Dental Laboratory Technicians

Military experience fabricating and repairing dental and maxillofacial prostheses directly supports civilian dental appliance production and repair.

How to prepare: Prepare a portfolio of fabrication and repair examples cleared for external sharing, identifying your contribution to each case.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
  • Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
  • Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.

Training & Development

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Career Growth

  • Certified Dental Technician- Complete Dentures

    Consider this specialization if complete-denture fabrication is your intended civilian laboratory focus.

    Eligibility and preparation: NBC requires working English, high school graduation or documented equivalent, satisfactory ethical and legal standing, and a qualifying technical route. Non-RG applicants may document five years of dental laboratory training and/or experience, or a two-year CODA-accredited dental technology program plus two additional, nonconcurrent years of practical experience; a documented continuing-education route also exists under NBC policy. Current Recognized Graduates who passed the RG exam within four years may qualify after a two-year CODA program without further experience, or after a non-CODA program plus at least three years of on-the-job experience. Candidates must pass the Written Comprehensive examination, Written Specialty examination, and Practical examination, with the latter two in the same specialty, within four years of the first pass. A qualifying RG exam replaces Written Comprehensive for four years. NBC determines eligibility; military service alone does not establish a route.

    For: Dental Laboratory Technicians

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: DENTAL LABORATORY (4Y0X2)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "DENTAL LABORATORY"; normalized cached text lines 13754-13774; explicit AFSC match for 4Y0X2

    Supports: Maxillofacial prosthesis fabrication and repair, Dental laboratory equipment inspection, Dental Laboratory Technicians (O*NET 51-9081.00)

  2. O*NET: Dental Laboratory Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Dental Laboratory Technicians (O*NET 51-9081.00)

  3. COOL credential mapping: Certified Dental Technician- Complete Dentures

    [3] 4Y0X2 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Certified Dental Technician- Complete Dentures

  4. National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology: CDT Examination Handbook, revised 1 March 2026

    [4] Printed pages 3-4, 9 and CE addendum page 41; technical eligibility and examinations; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Certified Dental Technician- Complete Dentures

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 4Y0X2. Each history page explains the change.

4Y1X1Dental Laboratory

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