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Cast molds of patient anatomies to create medical or dental devices

Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.

Part of Fabricate medical devices, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 3 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Construct or receive casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns.Stays human Medical Appliance Technicians
• Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.Stays human Dental Laboratory Technicians
• Mold wax over denture setups to form the full contours of artificial gums.Stays human Dental Laboratory Technicians