Dental Laboratory Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ernest Childers Outpatient Clinic seeks a Dental Laboratory Technician to work with Prosthodontists, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, General Dentists and Dental Residents to design and fabricate complex dental or intra-oral maxillofacial appliances.

Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience at GS-8 level, or two years of related graduate education, or a combination of education and experience as described above.

Qualifications

• At least one full year of specialized experience in the Federal Service at GS-8 or equivalent.
• Experience with dental lab materials and related equipment is required.
• Documentation must show job title, duties, dates and hours per week.
• Graduate education or master's degree directly related to the work may meet the experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Prosthodontists, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, General Dentists and Residents to design complex appliances.
• Design and fabricate dental or intra-oral maxillofacial appliances.

Skills

Dental laboratory materials handling

Laboratory equipment operation

Precision instruments use

Education

Graduate education (2 years) related to dental lab work

Master's degree related to dental lab work

Tools

Impression materials

Plaster, stones, hydrocolloids

Waxes, metals, acrylics

Dental lathes, engines, hand pieces

Furnaces, casting machines, presses

Articulators, surveyors, microanalyzers

Job description

This position is located in the Dental Service at the Ernest Childers Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic. The primary purpose of the Dental Laboratory Technician is to directly collaborate with trained Prosthodontists, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, General Dentists and Dental Residents to design and fabricate complex dental or intra-oral maxillofacial appliances.

The following is REQUIRED for this position:

EXPERIENCE:

At least one (1) full year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-8) in the Federal Service, that provided the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Dental Laboratory Technician, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: use of dental laboratory material such as impression materials, plasters, stones, hydrocolloids, waxes, metals, acrylics, porcelain, and similar materials; use of laboratory equipment such as hand tools, dental lathes, engines, and hand pieces, furnaces, casting machines, presses, flasks, and related equipment; use of precision instruments such as articulators, surveyors, and microanalyzers; and construction of dental prosthetic appliances. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

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EDUCATION:

Successfully completed at least two (2) full years of graduate education or a master's degree that is directly related to the work of the Dental Laboratory Technician position. Such graduate education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Licensed professional dentists will be considered qualified for any grade level if they have, in the aggregate, the required experience in dental laboratory procedures. (Transcripts, unofficial or official, must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.)

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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

Equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience, as described above. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

NOTE:

Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/