How old are you??

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It's always something discussed here at the school-how old are you?

I feel like I'm the youngest denture tech in the whole state some days. Every denture guy I've ever worked with has been 20 years my senior, and I'm really wondering how many young people are still making dentures.

Coming in at 39 yrs old, I'm the youngest denture tech that I've ever met, how old are ya'll? I think I can safely make it out to retirement doing analog dentures, but I'm not sure how long that'll be a thing. I don't know if I'd want to come into this particular area of dental lab if I were just starting out.

My carpal tunnel requests that I start doing digital anything, tho :)
 
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Haha. Well said. I am 29 and dipping into the digital along side the analog as well. I've been a denture technician for 5 years and I'm now starting to see doctors who are younger than me which is weird.
 
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It's always something discussed here at the school-how old are you?

I feel like I'm the youngest denture tech in the whole state some days. Every denture guy I've ever worked with has been 20 years my senior, and I'm really wondering how many young people are still making dentures.

Coming in at 39 yrs old, I'm the youngest denture tech that I've ever met, how old are ya'll? I think I can safely make it out to retirement doing analog dentures, but I'm not sure how long that'll be a thing. I don't know if I'd want to come into this particular area of dental lab if I were just starting out.

My carpal tunnel requests that I start doing digital anything, tho :)
I've been a denture technician almost as long as you've been alive! You were 4 when I got into this field.
Damn, you sure know how to make someone feel ancient!! :eek:








I'm 62.
 
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My carpal tunnel requests that I start doing digital anything, tho :)
I hear you. I'm 34 removable tech, started with bite rims and custom trays at 18. Just started digital dentures and trying to find the balance of analog and digital. I've gone to the last 3 LMT lab days and the only techs that look my age were mostly at the software, printer and scanner booths. A telling sign of where the indusrty and new techs are today.
 
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Not sure why there’s a voting system here, I’m better with teeth than forums :)
 
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I'm 26, Dental Surgeon, Ceramist and CADCAM Designer
 
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Not sure why there’s a voting system here, I’m better with teeth than forums :)
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The vote up down on the side is to vote up or down the 'answer'

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50yrs old. Removable since 1995
 
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28 here, been in labs since I was a kid but working for the past 7 or 8 years.
 
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I've been a denture technician almost as long as you've been alive! You were 4 when I got into this field.
Damn, you sure know how to make someone feel ancient!! :eek:








I'm 62.
Not to make you feel more ancient, but I’ve seen your posts on here and you remind me of a mentor I still have, and he’s pretty old as well-at least 65 😂
 
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I introduced myself to the doctors here, and they said, "you make dentures? IN WAX??" lol
Made me feel old at 39 :)
 
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Tell them you are wax potty trained.
 
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31, started with waxing/casting/metal finishing c/b when I was 20 and stick with mostly digital these days. That said today I am waxing
 
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