Chronology, history, my statistical data, analisys,
achievements and other involvements as

Dental Technician


Dr. Boban Fidanoski, RDT, RDH, DMD



Chapter One
Period from April 15-th 1995 to July 28-th 2004

I started working as a Dental Technician on the 15-th of April 1995 at my uncle`s Dental office and laboratory "Duki Lek"

After I graduated from Medical School of Dental Technology in June 1992 in Skopje, I went directly to the University. I was in the middle of my Dentistry studies at the University when one day my uncle, Dr. Dusan Velkoski desperately needed a Technician to fabricate three unit golden bridge. So, he called me and asked me can I do the work. Wow, I can still feel my fear and sweat while I was working on that bridge !! My first bridge - and made of gold !! When I finished with that bridge my Uncle was very satisfied . He gave me a job as his Dental technician. I said Yes....and the history began to be written ....

 

Before I start to tell You about my work and achievements as dental technician , I would like to draw a line and separate two types of Dental Technicians in the dental industry:

1. New style "Chain system" Dental Technologists

There are technicians who work in the "Chain system" of making dentures crowns and bridges; it means that several technicians are in the process of making one denture, crown or bridge, every one of them is in charge of only one stage of the process. So , one of them is shaping denture or crown and bridge in wax, the other is working on changing wax into alloy or investment and processing, someone else is trimming and polishing the denture, and the last one is working with the composite or ceramic materials, giving the final shape of the crowns and bridges....they are all making a chain that ends with finished denture, crown or bridge.

2.Old fashioned "One man show" Dental Technologists

On the other side there are I would say, "old fashioned" dental technicians who are fabricating dentures, crowns, bridges and other appliances in the principles of " One man doing all the stages of appliance's fabrication, from pouring the model to polishing" or long story short: "One man show".  I was one of them for years , all the dentures, crowns and bridges that I have made were from the start till the end fabricated solely by myself .

Also , there are not many of technicians who work in two main fields of Dental technology - Fixed and Removable prosthetics. It is a high honor and a prestige for every technician if he or she can fabricate fixed prosthetses as well as removable ones. I am proud to say that I am one of them.


 
Analysis of my work were made on a yearly basis and it can be observed through four parameters:
 -number of patients
-number of crowns or units in a bridge
-number of complete and partial acrylic dentures
-number of cast partial dentures

Because my first day of work was on 15-th of April , this date is taken as the start point of the first yearly session of `95 . All other yearly sessions are from the first of January till the 31-th of December. The last yearly session is from January 01-th to July 01-th 2004.
Year of 1995
Patients :
087
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 358
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
021
Cast Partial Dentures :
009

 
Year of 1996
Patients :
077
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 337
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 011
Cast Partial Dentures :
009

 
Year of 1997
Patients :
094
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 494
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 016
Cast Partial Dentures :
015

 
Year of 1998
Patients :
143
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 632
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 030
Cast Partial Dentures :
023

 

 
Year of 1999
Patients :
150
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 658
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 017
Cast Partial Dentures :
014

 
Year of 2000
Patients :
083
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 298
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 009
Cast Partial Dentures :
007

 
Year of 2001
Patients :
070
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 347
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 022
Cast Partial Dentures :
007

Year of 2002
Patients :
088
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 386
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 034
Cast Partial Dentures :
010

Year of 2003
Patients :
096
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 402
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 056
Cast Partial Dentures :
022

Half of the Year of 2004
Patients :
044
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 189
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 020
Cast Partial Dentures :
016

 

Total for Ten Years
1995-2004
Patients :
932
Crowns or units of a bridge :
 4101
Complete or Partial acrylic Dentures :
 236
Cast Partial Dentures :
132

 

 
Number of crowns or units of a bridge fabricated from April 1995 to June 2004
4.101

 
One of my prides and satisfactions is number of crowns
that I have made as well as their quality.

My Personal records

 The working policy at the"Duki-Lek"was that every task in that laboratory was to be completed in 3 or 4 days. A crazy chase with time was natural thing in my laboratory . I did some internal office records and I would like to share them with you because I`m very proud of them. The quality of dentures and crowns are incontestable .

 

August 1995 - For One month I have fabricated : 113 crowns or units of a bridge, 5 complete dentures & 4 cast partial dentures, all from scrach to finish.

March 1999 - For 3 days I have waxed up 78 full gold units of a bridge.

June 1999 - For one month I have fabricated 122 crowns or units of a bridge, 4 complete dentures & 5 cast patial dentures, all from scrach to finish .

 

Chapter Two
Period from
August 10-th 2004 to September 15-th 2006

On the 28-th of July 204 I moved to Canada and got a job at the denture department in Accu Plus Dental Laboratories in Mississauga, Ontario. I became a part of the chain system in dental technology. I was in charge of one or few stages in fabrication of a dentures or crowns.
 
 

 

Chapter Three
Period from December 24-th, 2006 up to date.

December 24,2006 was my last day working as dental technician. Since then I have focused on my career as Dental Hygienist and Dentist. I surely do miss being a Dental Technician.

 

At the end of this page I would like to express my graditude to :

Our Mighty God and Saint Petka for giving me strength and will to work and have a good health in my life. Greatest thanks also to:
Dr. Dusan Velkoski, DDS - my teacher and mentor,
Dr. Liljana Velkoska, DDS - for giving me genotype for Dentistry,
Ljupco Velkoski - for being with me in my thoughts all the time,
Mila Velkoska - for her unlimited support, and to
Dr. Natali Fidanoski, MD- for love and understanding.