Dental Laboratory Technician

Veterans Health Administration; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Redlands, CA, within the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, seeks a dental laboratory specialist to design, fabricate and finish complex dental appliances. The role requires hands-on lab work and collaboration with prosthodontists and surgeons to support staff dentists.

Position is full-time, Monday–Friday, on site at the Redlands duty location. A transcript is required with education-based qualifications; foreign education must be evaluated for credit.

Qualifications

• Transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing qualifications on education.
• Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency to receive credit.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with a Fellowship Trained Prosthodontist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and General Dentists to design and fabricate complex dental or intra-oral maxillofacial appliances.
• Utilizes knowledge of oral anatomy, tooth morphology and dentition, and laboratory materials, tools, and equipment.
• Constructs dentures, dental splints, obturators, model work for fixed prostheses, and other laboratory products to support staff dentists.
• Pours impressions, fabricates trays, bite rims, provisional prostheses, fluoride trays, night guards, stints and transitional partials.
• Mounts casts on articulators and finishes dentures; provides education and instruction to clinic personnel.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located within the Dental Service/Dental Laboratory Section of the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System in Redlands, CA.

Key Responsibilities

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Collaborates with a Fellowship Trained Prosthodontist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and General Dentists to design and fabricate complex dental or intra-oral maxillofacial appliances; Utilizes knowledge of oral anatomy, tooth morphology and dentition; Utilizes knowledge of laboratory materials, tools, equipment, and a very high degree of skill in their use; Constructs routine full and partial dentures, dental splints and obturators, model work for fixed prostheses and other laboratory products to support the treatment needs of staff dentists; Pours primary and final impressions; Fabricates custom trays, bite rims, provisional prostheses, fluoride trays, night guards, stints, transitional partials, and etc.; Mounts casts on articulators; Sets teeth for trial dentures/partials; Invests, packs, processes and finishes dentures/pmiials; Provides education, training and instruction to other clinic personnel; and Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $65148 – $84689/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.