Dental Technician

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a full-time CAD Designer/Dental Technician for its fixed prosthodontic dental laboratory. The successful candidate will work with Exocad to design various restorations and contribute to the laboratory's high-quality services for dental education and patient care.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Support for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in CAD design.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Meticulous eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Design all types of Crown & Bridge / Implant restorations.
• Plan and design custom-made fixed prosthodontic restorations.
• Occasionally involve CAM work (milling and printing).

Skills

CAD design

Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Exocad

Job description

We are looking to recruit a full time CAD Designer/Dental Technician to work within our fixed prosthodontic dental laboratory. The job will predominantly be working as a CAD designer with proven experience and expertise in CAD design.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing (with Exocad) all types of Crown & Bridge / Implant restorations, along with digital wax ups for treatment planning. They will undertake the duties of a Cad Designer/Dental Technician to dental prescription. This will involve the planning and design of a full range of custom-made fixed prosthodontic restorations. It will occasionally involve CAM (milling and printing as required).

The laboratory provides a service for undergraduate and postgraduate students and for clinical members of staff.

You will be required to work as part of a team, have excellent communication skills and must have a meticulous eye for detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

A bench/digital test will be required the day before the interview.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing (with Exocad) all types of Crown & Bridge / Implant restorations, along with digital wax ups for treatment planning. They will undertake the duties of a Cad Designer/Dental Technician to dental prescription. This will involve the planning and design of a full range of custom-made fixed prosthodontic restorations. It will occasionally involve CAM (milling and printing as required).

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The Dental Technology Laboratory provides a high quality service for patients being treated by NHS and Academic Clinical staff and Postgraduate / Undergraduate students in a number of Departments comprising Restorative Dentistry (including Dental Implants), Orthodontics, Paediatrics, Periodontics, Surgical Services, Special Care and Sedation.

The principal function of the laboratory is to provide high quality dental technology services which meet patient requirements while achieving the most effective and efficient use of resources. Work is generated through patient throughput and clinical activity.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karl Deakin Job title: Section Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0114 2717824

For Further Information And/or Visit Please Contact

Mr Karl Deakin

Laboratory Section Leader

Tel: [phone]