What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Lab Technician (Denture Processing) position at National Dentex Labs?
Join National Dentex - a leading healthcare organization specializing in the dental industry! We offer a full spectrum of specialized products, services, and technologies to address any dental restoration need. Currently, we have 50 labs throughout the country. We are seeking to fill a number of key positions within our organization including this opportunity at NDX Heumann Topeka in Topeka, KS, for a Dental Laboratory Technician.
The regular hours for this position are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and subject to change from time to time.
This is a full-time position featuring employee benefits including: health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid holiday, vacation, and sick time; 401K with company contribution; and tuition reimbursement!
Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions of the Position:
- Read the prescription and all additional paperwork to establish the doctor’s preferences. If there are any questions or discrepancies, see the supervisor.
- Inspect the set-up and wax-up to verify that it is not broken or damaged.
- Process the Valplast, Acrylic, Ivocap, Softite or any other special needs case, processing in batches of four when possible.
- Follow all steps, in order, according to the Technical Team Policies (TTPs) to insure consistent and accurate results
- Review final work and check completely that all quality standards have been met before passing the work to the next technician
- Keep work area clean
- All other duties as assigned.
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English
- Good hand-eye coordination, good manual dexterity, excellent perception skills and the strong ability to pay close attention to details.
- The ability to trouble shoot and problem solve using past experience and success to gauge the best steps on future cases.
- Verification in all applicable Technical Team Policies (TTPs) and the ability to apply knowledge from Technical Team Policies (TTPs) to the job.
Minimum Education and Experience Required:
- Required: High school diploma or GED equivalent
Hazardous Materials or Equipment Used:
- Sharp instruments, knives and blades
- Motorized Lathe
- Dental Handpiece
- Monomer
- Polymer
- Butane Torch
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and/or reach
- Exhibit fine motor skills and/or perform repetitive motions
- Good manual dexterity
- Ability to walk, sit and stand for long periods of time
- Repeated bending and kneeling
- Vision capabilities: Depth perception, attention to detail and/or color
