DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA • Full-time • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States • $46.25k - $63.35k / year • 6d ago

Overview:

DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN , USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

About the Position: This position is located at 10th Medical Group U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Welcome to the U.S. Air Force Academy and thank you for your interest in becoming an integral part of our team! You'll have the opportunity to become part of the wonderful experience of preparing more than 4,000 cadets for careers as Air Force leaders. The mission requires everyone's effort to succeed - officers, enlisted Airmen, civilian employees, contractors and family members. As a part of the Academy, you will help prepare our future leaders by serving as a role model both on and off duty. You will set the example through your performance on the job, your appearance, your attitude and your conduct. You may also chose to become involved with cadets, because your participation is important to their personal and professional development. Your involvement can take many forms: attending intramural, club, and intercollegiate activities, coming to lectures presented by guest speakers, becoming a squadron participant and, if eligible, by becoming a cadet sponsor. While you're here, you can take advantage of our extensive recreational facilities, which are among the finest in the Air Force. We offer a wide range of seasonal programs to help make Colorado and its seasons enjoyable for our base community.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Responsibilities:

MAJOR DUTIES

Independently manufacture intricate dental prostheses within exacting technical tolerances as requested by prescribing doctors to ensure properly finished product.
Plan, organize and direct case assignments, workloads, and production schedules of fixed and removable prostheses.
Maintain thorough knowledge of oral anatomy, tooth morphology, dentition, laboratory materials, and equipment.
Serve as technical advisor to the Laboratory Officer on fixed partial denture laboratory technology.
Participate in the design and fabrication of very complex dental or intra-oral maxillofacial appliances.
Independently fabricate the full range of fixed, removable, and implant prostheses.
Advise on issues related to fixed and removable prostheses fabrication and dental material/product evaluation.
Fabricate all ceramic restorations, keeping current with emerging technologies.

PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Qualifications:

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience demonstrating proficiency in the full range of dental laboratory procedures which includes interpreting and applying dental prescriptions; fabricating fixed and removable dental prostheses such as crowns, bridges, dentures, and orthodontic appliances using appropriate dental materials and equipment; utilizing precision instruments and advanced digital dentistry software; AND providing advanced technical assistance to dental laboratory staff. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

OR

Education: Successful completion of a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Dentistry from an accredited college or university.

OR

Combination of Experience and Education Substitution: If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you possess. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.

Licensed Dentist: Licensed professional dentists will be considered qualified for any grade level if they have, in the aggregate, the required experience in dental laboratory procedures.

A Certified Dental Technician is highly desired but not required. Please upload a copy of the certification in casefile.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

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