Technician - Dental

.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.

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.

Makes moulds 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.

Installs dental crowns, veneers, bridges, and other restorations by attaching them to existing teeth with adhesive material.

Dresses models’ teeth with putty or other materials.

Follows instructions precisely to ensure they’re producing the correct dental products.

Communicates with dentists or patients to perform their work effectively.