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In the first episode, the boys try to stop their dad from always falling asleep in front of the TV on movie night; in another, one of the brothers confronts his anxieties about holding his dental technician’s baby.—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 Guerra worked as a dental technician and served in the Army before she was honorably discharged in 2011, her family told the outlet.—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026 Yuki married my father, a dental technician, planning to live in Tokyo, but he was transferred while in the Navy.—Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025 For Ashley Yee, who has her goals set on being a dentist, the chance to work with actual patients as a dental technician has been a game-changer.—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 During her military career, Garcia served as a dental technician all over the world until she was assigned to do more humanitarian work, including in Operation Iraqi Freedom.—Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Sep. 2024 Advertisement In late 2018, Thomas resumed work as a San Diego dental technician after a four-decade hiatus.—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023 Klaus Teuber, a former dental technician in Germany who began designing board games as an after-work hobby before creating the hugely popular realm of Catan, where players compete, cooperate and barter to build settlements on a fictional island, died April 1 at 70.—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023 Ito began his career as a manga horror writer while working as a dental technician.—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023