Dental Laboratory Technician

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Missouri; On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking a Dental Laboratory Technician to fabricate crowns, bridges, dentures, and occlusal splints while guiding dental students in lab procedures. This role involves setting up teeth, wax rims, final molds and fabrications in the lab.

You will support lab exercises, troubleshoot equipment, and maintain lab operations to ensure high-quality patient care outcomes and learning experiences for students, residents, and faculty.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an ADA Dental Technology program and one year of dental laboratory experience.
• Or High School diploma/GED with three years of dental laboratory experience.
• Proficient technology expert to assist faculty and students in lab tasks.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate crown and bridge work.
• Fabricate occlusal splints.
• Fabricate dentures from impression to insert.
• Complete prosthetic repairs, relines, and re-bases.
• Assist students with setup of teeth, wax rims, final molds and fabrications in the lab.
• Assist with denture setups and polishing.
• Collaborate with educators to troubleshoot problems.
• Inspect equipment and request repairs or upgrades as needed.
• Plan and implement laboratory exercises for students, residents and faculty.
• Work with the dental team to provide patient care.

Skills

Dental prosthetics fabrication

Lab instruction

Equipment maintenance

Student guidance

Troubleshooting in lab

Education

ADA-accredited Dental Technology program

High School diploma/GED + 3 years experience

Tools

Dental lab equipment

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00053377 Job Category: Allied Health Organization: SOD-Care Plan & Restorative Science-Chair Location/s: Main Campus Jackson Job Title: Dental Laboratory Technician

Job Summary: Fabricates a wide range of prosthetics, including crowns, bridges, dentures, and occlusal splints, and performs repairs, relines, and re-bases. Provides hands‑on instruction and guidance to dental students in laboratory procedures, including tooth setup, implant abutments, and surgical guide fabrication, while supporting lab exercises and troubleshooting technical issues. Collaborates with educators and the broader dental team to maintain equipment, enhance learning experiences, and ensure high‑quality patient care outcomes.

Education & Experience Education and Experience Required: Graduate of an Accredited American Dental Association (ADA) Dental Technology program and one (1) year of dental laboratory experience or High School diploma/GED and three (3) years of dental laboratory experience. Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: N/A Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Serve as a proficient technology expert in order to assist faculty and students.

• Fabricate crown and bridge work
• Fabricate occlusal splints
• Fabricate dentures from impression to insert
• Complete prosthetic repairs, relines, and re-bases
• Assist students with set up of teeth, wax rims, final molds and fabrications in the lab.
• Provides these services as a lab technician.
• Show students how to engage implant abutments and fabricate surgical guide.
• Assist with dentures set ups and polishing.
• Collaborate with other technician educators to troubleshoot problems.
• Inspect equipment and request repairs or upgrades when necessary.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of laboratory exercises to be performed by dental students, residents and faculty.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the dental team to provide exceptional patient care

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, frequent crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, constant reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type: Full time FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: No Pay Class: Hourly FTE %: 100 Work Shift: Day

Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: No

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

Job Posting Date: 08/21/2026

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