Dental Laboratory Technician

Dental Metrics Maven • Branford, CT, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 2w ago

POSITION TYPE: Crown & Bridge Technician

DEPARTMENT: Fixed

LOCATION: Branford, CT

Pay: $20 -$30 based on experience + benefits.

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

Objectives of this Role:

Make and repair dental appliances with an emphasis on quality, margins, consistent contacts, occlusions, and custom shades according to the Rx from the dentist.
Review each Rx in detail; inspect all work entering and leaving the lab to ensure all quality standards and client requests are being met.
Communicate daily with department manager about any defects or issues related to quality specifications and/or internal and external client requests or requirements.
Utilize PTC methods and company quality and work instructions.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

Meet daily unit target.
Verify completion and accuracy of work.
Work closely with internal clients to understand their requirements, and ensure that all requirements are being met.
Cast: burn out inlay casting wax and cast appropriate metal.
Finish: finish the metal or zirconia products and make ready for the opaque, build and ceramic processes; add anatomy to finished metal.
Polish: polish and make ready all products for final inspection.
Tech I: Someone with little dental lab knowledge and experience.
Tech II: someone who has earned multiple operations or has mastered their position.
Tech III: someone who has learned many/all operations and has mastered at least one.

Skills and Qualifications: