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Repair medical or dental assistive devices

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

Part of Maintain medical equipment or instruments, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 6 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Adjust lenses and frames to correct alignment.Stays human Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
• Repair, modify, or maintain medical supportive devices, such as artificial limbs, braces, or surgical supports, according to specifications.Stays human Medical Appliance Technicians
• Repair damaged frames.Stays human Opticians, Dispensing
• Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.Stays human Dental Laboratory Technicians

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.Stays human Dental Laboratory Technicians
• Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons.Stays human Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians