Dental Lab Technician – Digital Prosthetics & Precision Craft

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dental Laboratory Technician at the VA Portland Health Care System (Portland, OR) independently fabricates a full range of complex fixed and removable dental prostheses to support patient care by staff dentists.

This GS-8 position requires knowledge of impression materials, lathes, articulators, and expertise in articulating full-arch models; English proficiency and documented specialized experience or graduate education per OPM standards are required.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-7 level in Federal service.
• Experience with dental laboratory materials and related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate full range of complex fixed and removable dental prostheses.
• Support patient care provided by staff dentists through clinical judgment and digital workflows.

Skills

Dental materials

Dental equipment

Articulators

Occlusion

Education

Graduate education (qualifications)

Tools

Dental lathes

Casting furnaces

Job description

The Dental Laboratory Technician at the VA Portland Health Care System (Portland, OR) independently fabricates a full range of complex fixed and removable dental prostheses to support patient care by staff dentists.

This GS-8 position requires knowledge of impression materials, lathes, articulators, and expertise in articulating full-arch models; English proficiency and documented specialized experience or graduate education per OPM standards are required.