About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years. Dental laboratory technology/technician.
Work setting: Commercial dental laboratory.
Tasks
- Design dental devices.
- Fabricate and repair crowns, bridges or implants.
- Modify dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands.
- Prepare plaster models and moulds.
- Maintain and order supplies.
- Mould wax over dentures set-up.
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays.
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures.
- Polish and buff dentures.
- Technical expertise (dental): Waxing-up.
- Polishing.
Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Health benefits: Disability benefits.
- Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.