Dental Laboratory Technician Job Description

Dental Laboratory Technician Job Description

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Dental laboratory technician provides dental and oral health expertise in the development of dental and oral health policies and promotion of cost effective quality driven care management initiatives.

Dental Laboratory Technician Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Perform molecular biology techniques
Isolate and stain cells for flow cytometry
Analyze flow cytometry data under the supervision of a senior investigator
Collect and process tissue samples from murine models
Opportunities exist to actively contribute to research projects as a co-author and present data at lab meetings and research symposiums for interested candidates
Isolate and stain cells for microscopic analysis
Analyze data under the supervision of a senior investigator
Train, teach and direct the work in the dental laboratory of the graduate Prosthodontics students
Assist in laboratory instruction of the Graduate Prosthodontics student where technical assistance is required
Assist in didactic teaching of dental laboratory procedures and materials to the Graduate Prosthodontics student

Dental Laboratory Technician Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Dental Laboratory Technician

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ASCP

Education for Dental Laboratory Technician

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the dental laboratory technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Collage and Master's Degree in Education, Department of Education, Graduate Education, Design, Graduate, Anatomy, Technical, Technology, Management, Writing

Skills for Dental Laboratory Technician

Desired skills for dental laboratory technician include:

BIOLOGICAL AND MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES RELATED TO VARIATIONS IN TOOTH FORMS AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP
Both normal and abnormal oral anatomy and dentition
Especially those involving acute
FABRICATION OF DENTAL PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES
Fabrication and esthetics of the dental prosthesis being constructed
INFECTION CONTROL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF DENTAL LABORATORY
Normal and abnormal oral anatomy and dentition as these affect design
REGULATIONS AND POLICIES CONCERNING THE SUPPLY
SAFETY
Severe abnormalities

Desired experience for dental laboratory technician includes:

Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job
New Orleans, LA
Must pass pre-employment examination
Background and-or Security Investigation required
Current Federal employees must submit their latest SF-50
Also constructing routine full and partial dentures, dental splints and obturators, model work for fixed prosthesis and other laboratory products

Dental Laboratory Technician Examples

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Dental Laboratory Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of dental laboratory technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for dental laboratory technician
  • Aid graduate students and faculty members in their clinical research projects and with the development of teaching material
  • Maintain and neat and orderly work space, to include the plaster bench
  • Communicate with residents and external labs for outgoing and incoming lab work
  • Check the outgoing and incoming lab work for basic quality assurance
  • Guided Surgery Planning and Manufacturing
  • Provide support to residents with designing the implant guided surgeries
  • Facilitate the faculty approval process and manufacture the surgical guides using 30 printers
  • Complete digital wax ups for selected patients (selected by Program Directors) using advanced technologies including facial scans, printing diagnostic casts, designing dentures, fixed dentures, bite splints or single crowns, or FOP (for selected cases chosen by Program Directors)
  • Printing templates, occlusal devices, casts, provisional restorations , and dentures as requested and approved by directors
  • Provide laboratory support for clinical cases, including shade alteration, shade selection, addition of porcelain glazing and finishing procedures , metal polishing, and other support duties as requested by faculty
Qualifications for dental laboratory technician
  • Dallas, TX 3 vacancies
  • Must be a permanent employee of this facility
  • Be able to visualize spatial, anatomical, functional, and esthetic relationships at all stages of construction
  • Schofield Barracks, HI 1 vacancy
  • 3 + years working in dental laboratory as a Removables Technician
  • Associate Degree in Dental Laboratory Technology
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Dental Laboratory Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a dental laboratory technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for dental laboratory technician
  • Maintain control over laboratory equipment and supplies, maintain stock at required levels, and assure that equipment is operating properly
  • Maintain cleanliness of laboratory
  • Perform in vitro experiments using cell culture
  • Working with other lab members develop protocols
  • Assist senior level researchers on various supervised research projects within the lab
  • Carry out routine tasks such as lab/experiment preparation, place orders for supplies, help maintain inventory and place lab equipment in their designated areas at the end of the day
  • Gather data from experiments, complete data entry and analyze data in collaboration with senior level researchers - with the intent of presenting research results in laboratory meetings
Qualifications for dental laboratory technician
  • Experience working in dental laboratory as a Removables Technician
  • High School graduation and four years of experience as a Dental Laboratory Technician, one of which must have been at the Dental Laboratory Technician II level
  • Training in an accredited dental technician school may be substituted, year-for-year, for up to two years experience
  • A commitment to the principle of diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Ability to perform fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontic laboratory procedures using both an analog and digital workflow to include digital design/milling
  • Experience in training and supervising work of others
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Dental Laboratory Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of dental laboratory technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for dental laboratory technician
  • Experience working with diverse individuals and communities
  • Knowledge of CAD/CAM systems and the use of design software
  • The ability to design and manufacture implant guided surgeries
  • Ability to do virtual diagnostic wax ups
  • Skill in performing techniques and procedures for fabrication and repair of fixed and removable prosthodontic restorations
  • Ability to interpret the prosthodontic laboratory prescription and apply design principles
Qualifications for dental laboratory technician
  • Experience in ordering and maintaining lab supplies
  • One year of related experience in a dental laboratory
  • Knowledge of dental lab procedures, equipment and materials
  • Knowledge dental terminology
  • 3 years experience in all phases of dental laboratory materials, equipment, and techniques
  • Competency in advanced technologies including digital design (CAD/CAM) software programs and 3D printing

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