About this role
Job Summary
The Dental Technician will be responsible for creating dental prosthetics that help restore a patient's smile. S/He will take impressions sent to her/him by the Dentist and turn them into a finished prosthetic that looks as good as the original and fits with minimal adjustment.
- Job Responsibilities 1 Designs, creates, constructs, modifies, and fits removeable dental appliances for patients.
- Works with dental materials such as porcelain, gold, plastics, and acrylics to create dentures, crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures, retainers, and other dental lab products.
- Maintains all equipment, completes repair orders and keeps a log.
- Keeps the laboratory neat and clean.
- Cleans and sterilizes equipment used in the lab, including tools such as drills, files, saws, and grinders.
- Prepares models of patients’ teeth for impressions by carving the models out of wax or plastic.
- Uses computerized equipment to scan and digitize digital images of teeth for use in fabricating custom dental restorations.
- Job Responsibilities 2 Uses computerized equipment to digitally design crowns and bridge work for naturel teeth and Implants.
- Operates CAD/CAM software, 3D printing machines, and milling units to create crowns, surgical guides for implants, aligners, esthetic wax ups, amongst others.
- Makes molds of patients’ teeth by pouring dental cement into casts created by a dentist or orthodontist.
- Creates detailed models of patients’ teeth using a computerized scanning device called a laser scanner or digital scanner.
- Dresses models’ teeth with putty or other materials.
- Applies finishing touches to dental devices prior to final placement; polishing and finishing dental prostheses and devices prior to placement by dentists.
- Additional Responsibilities 3 Job Knowledge & Skills Strong Knowledge of the Healthcare-Dental industry.
- Dental implant knowledge Manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination.
- Attention to detail. proficiency with modern technology.
- Time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Customer service experience.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Job Experience Minimum 5 years of experience as a Dental Technician (required).
- Dental implant experience.
- Competencies Agility AI Fluency Advanced Dental Technologies L3 Dental Equipment Operation and Maintenance L3 Dental Laboratory Techniques L3 Dental Specialties Assistance L3 Leadership_321977503 Quality_321977507 Resilience Sterilization and Infection Control L3 Education College Level in any Related Technical Certificates