Denture Technician - Dental Lab

Confidential • Full-time • Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States • $50k - $70k / year • 1w ago

Denture Technician

We offer a competitive salary, a full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Denture Technician for a Dental Lab.
Full-time permanent offer.
Relocation provided.
Health benefit.
Great competitive compensation.

JOB SUMMARY:
To fabricate dental prosthetic appliances from customer prescription forms and to repair such devices per customer orders. Full- and partial-cast partials, and teeth setup

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Read prescription forms or specifications from customers and examine dental models or impressions from customers to determine the design of the appliance to be fabricated.
Create a model of the customer's patients' mouth by pouring plaster into the dental model or impression allowing plaster to set.
Dentures: (1) Preparing (box and pour impression material, trim models, set and seal bites and articulate; (2) Setting Up (select and setup teeth); (3) Waxing (wax dentures for try-in and/or finish; (4) Processing (invest and boil-out, pack); and (5) Finishing (finish and contour dentures, polish dentures).
Cast Partials: (1) Designing (survey and design cases, block-outs); (2) Modelling (make refractory model, invest model); (3) Waxing (wax framework, attach retention devices, carve teeth and sprue); (4) Casting and Recovery (cast metal, divest cases); and (5) Finishing (trim, rough finish and final polish).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS/EQUIPMENT USED:

Exposure to clean, climate-controlled laboratory environment with some grinders, lathes, ovens, burners, steamers and boiling water.
Requires sitting for long periods of time, uncommon posture when fabricating appliances and continuous maneuvering of hands and fingers while working with small tools.
Uses handpieces, articulators, steamer cleaners, grinders, Bunsen burners, burnt ovens, tongs, pliers, knives, lathes, burs, open hot water tanks, pneumatic machines, milling machines, scanners, wands, computers (limited).
Required to wear safety goggles and in certain cases surgical masks.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

High school graduate or equivalent.
Minimum three years of specialized training in dental technology.
Certified Dental Technician (CDT) certification preferred but not required.
Minimum three to five years fabricating dental prosthetic appliances.
Requires manual dexterity, strong attention to detail and good spatial and visual perception.
Ability to lift up to ten pounds and occasionally heavier.
Requires flexibility and adaptability to meet laboratory demands.
Ability to communicate with customers regarding technical ramifications, specifications and appliance designs.
Ability to follow safety rules when operating hand tools.
Can work under general supervision.

The ideal candidate - Denture Technician - Dental Lab Technician - Dental Laboratory Technician - Dental Technician

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

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