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L37A Dental Laboratory Technician (Advanced)

Current service use not established

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

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Overview

An advanced dental laboratory technician performs and supervises the construction of complex and precision dental prostheses, including fixed partial dentures, porcelain fused to metal systems, ceramic work, and precision attachment prostheses. The technician arranges artificial teeth for aesthetic, phonetic, and functional requirements and coordinates technical and clinical applications and dental technology training.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Fixed partial denture and precision attachment fabrication
  • Porcelain fused to metal and ceramic prosthesis construction
  • Artificial tooth arrangement for appearance, speech, and function
  • Coordination of technical and clinical prosthesis applications

Civilian Career Paths

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Dental Laboratory Technicians

Construction of fixed partial dentures, ceramic restorations, and precision attachment prostheses directly overlaps civilian dental laboratory fabrication work.

How to prepare: Prepare a portfolio of permitted, de-identified work samples showing fixed prostheses, ceramic work, and tooth arrangements for dental laboratory applications.

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.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC L37A

    [1] NEC entry "L37A - Dental Laboratory Technician (Advanced)"; cached text line 8159; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Fixed partial denture and precision attachment fabrication, Porcelain fused to metal and ceramic prosthesis construction, Artificial tooth arrangement for appearance, speech, and function, Coordination of technical and clinical prosthesis applications, 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)

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