The twelfth in a series also including guides for facilities for medical x-ray technologist, medical assistant, and medical secretary programs, the document is intended for use in the preparation of educational specifications for facilities for dental laboratory technician programs. Designed for use by those responsible for planning facilities, the guide can also be used for instructional purposes in universities, colleges, seminars, and institutes. Pivotal questions about the educational program to be offered are posed, and the answers to these bear directly on the numbers and kinds of instructional areas needed to meet the program alternatives in planning. Part I discusses underlying assumptions, and recent instructional trends. Part II gives information on training objectives and the kinds of programs which will be organized to implement them. Part III describes in detail the actual spaces desired to house the program. Part IV is an annotated bibliography of detailed reference sources fo r facility planning. A Guide to Systematic Planning for Vocational and Technical Schools (ED 026 537) is a related document. (JK)