Dental Lab Technician - Precision Prosthetics

Veterans Health Administration; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Oklahoma City, OK, seeks a Dental Laboratory Technician to fabricate and repair dental prosthetics per dentist prescriptions. The role involves working with impression materials, waxes, metals, acrylics and porcelain, ensuring natural appearance and patient comfort.

Candidates should have either 1 year of specialized experience at GS-8 level or two years of graduate education related to dental laboratory work, with documentation of duties and dates.

Qualifications

• 1 year of specialized experience in dental lab work, equivalent to GS-8 or higher.
• Knowledge of porcelain or acrylic fixed or removable prosthetics and related procedures.
• Ability to interpret dentists' prescriptions and construct dental prostheses.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and repair conventional and complicated dental prosthetic appliances per dentist's prescription.
• Use materials such as impression materials, waxes, metals, acrylics and related equipment.
• Ensure prostheses are natural in appearance and comfortable for patients.

Skills

English proficiency

Dental lab procedures

Education

Graduate education or Master’s in dental laboratory technology

Tools

Dental laboratory equipment (lathes, engines, hand pieces)

Job description

Veterans Health Administration in Oklahoma City, OK, seeks a Dental Laboratory Technician to fabricate and repair dental prosthetics per dentist prescriptions. The role involves working with impression materials, waxes, metals, acrylics and porcelain, ensuring natural appearance and patient comfort.

Candidates should have either 1 year of specialized experience at GS-8 level or two years of graduate education related to dental laboratory work, with documentation of duties and dates.