Dental Lab Technician

Apple Tree Dental; New Brighton (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Tree Dental is a nationally recognized non-profit dental practice that delivers high-quality care to patients of all ages and abilities. The role involves completing all phases in making dentures and performing essential dental lab tasks on site.

Responsibilities include sterilizing cases, model pouring and trimming, set-up mounting, waxing, processing and finishing, repairs, and maintaining dental materials stock.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Dental lab experience preferred, but not required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills required.
• Successful clearance of general and DHS background checks required.

Responsibilities

• Sterilize incoming cases.
• Pour up models.
• Trim models.
• Mount jobs for set-ups – new baseplates as needed.
• Baseplates, bite rims, and custom trays.
• Duplicating models.
• Setting up and waxing up cases.
• Processing and finishing.
• Repairs and relines.
• Maintaining stock of and ordering teeth.

Skills

Sterilization skills

Model pouring

Finishing / polishing

Oral and written communication

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Apple Tree Dental is a nationally recognized, innovative non-profit group practice committed to delivering comprehensive, high-quality dental care to patients of all ages and abilities. We serve communities both at our Centers for Dental Health and through mobile and on-site services in long-term care and assisted living facilities, Head Start centers, group homes, and schools.

As an integral part of our dental staff, you will be responsible for completing all the phases in making dentures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sterilize incoming cases
• Pour up models
• Trim models
• Mount jobs for set-ups – new baseplates as needed
• Baseplates, bite rims, and custom trays
• Duplicating models
• Setting up and waxing up cases
• Processing and finishing
• Repairs and relines
• Maintaining stock of and ordering teeth

Why Join Us?

• Meaningful Work – Make a difference in a mission-driven, patient-centered practice.
• Professional Growth – Gain valuable experience in a supportive team environment.
• Inclusive Workplace – Work in a welcoming setting where all contributions are valued.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• Dental lab experience preferred, but not required
• Effective oral and written communication skills required
• Successful clearance of general and DHS background checks required

Additional Expectations

• The passion to fully embrace and embody Apple Tree Dental’s mission, vision and values
• Knowledge of modern dental materials, their storage, handling and applications
• Ability to attend to multiple tasks at the same time and to prioritize assignments and responsibilities to ensure compliance with established deadlines and protocols
• Ability to work independently and be flexible in completing cases to dentist specifications

Physical Demands

• Prolonged sitting or standing may be required.
• Those physical movements and the degree of mobility, manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination normally associated with dental lab work will be performed on a repetitive basis.
• The ability to distinguish letters and symbols as well as the ability to utilize telephones, computer terminals and copiers is required.
• Frequent exposure to dust, chemicals or fumes within a confined laboratory environment may routinely be encountered.

$19 - $23 an hour