Comfort Stabilizer Technician

glidewelldental; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Glidewell Dental in Irvine, CA seeks a trainee to learn fabricating dental restorations, including dentures, crowns, bridges, veneers, and implants, under supervision. You will gain hands-on experience handling materials and mastering tools while building core dental prosthetics skills.

The position emphasizes learning morphology, anatomy, and interpretation of prescriptions, with potential for growth in a clinical lab setting.

Qualifications

• Basic dental training required.
• Prior dental experience is a plus.
• Experience with hand dexterity favored.

Responsibilities

• Learns tooth morphology and anatomy.
• Learns to fabricate and repair dentures, crowns, bridges, and other restorations.
• Reads and interprets dental prescriptions.
• Familiarizes with materials like porcelain, metal, acrylic and composites.
• Develops technical knowledge for fabricating prosthesis under supervision.

Skills

Dental prosthetics

Hand dexterity

Reading prescriptions

Anatomy knowledge

Education

Basic dental training

Job description

Essential Functions:

• Learns basic tooth morphology and anatomy.
• Learns to fabricate and repair dental prosthesis and dental appliances such as dentures, partials, crowns and bridges, inlay/onlay, veneers, and implant restorations.
• Learns to read and interpret dental prescriptions.
• Familiarizes self with wide range of materials, such as metal (precious, non-precious, gold) or not metal materials (porcelain, composite, acrylic, polyurethane, co-polyester, thermo plastic) and their use in fabricating dental restorations.
• Learns and practices restoring natural teeth and correcting dental irregularities by manufacturing fixed or removable appliances.
• Develops technical knowledge to make decisions when fabricating dental prosthesis.
• May learn basics of replacing partial or total loss of natural teeth by constructing partial or full dentures (metal and non-metal).
• Familiarizes self with names and functions of various types of hand tools and equipment (electric drills, presses, lathes, high-heat furnaces, etc.).
• Practices using various types of hand tools and equipment (electric drills, presses, lathes, high-heat furnaces, etc.).
• Documents learning by completing quizzes and worksheets.
• Works under supervision of trainers, and asks for assistance and/or clarification regarding technical issues.
• Learns quality standard protocol, and steps taken to ensure compliance with protocol.
• Learns to recognize problem cases that need additional prep work.
• Learns to work independently and seek help if needed.

Education and Experience:

• Basic dental training.
• Prior dental experience or background, a plus.
• Previous experience working in positions that require hand and finger dexterity, a plus.

Pay Range: $18.00-$18.00 p/hr