Dental Prosthetics Lab Technician — Maxillofacial

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson, MS seeks a Dental Laboratory Technician to design and fabricate intra-oral prostheses. The role involves creating dental appliances and educating staff, residents, and patients about procedures and materials.

You must meet specialized experience and education requirements, and transcripts are required for processing. This position emphasizes both technical production and clinical education within a federal setting.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: one full year at next lower federal grade in dental lab work with materials such as impression materials, plasters, stones, hydrocolloids, waxes, metals, acrylics, porcelain, and related materials.
• Laboratory equipment experience: hand tools, dental lathes, engines, hand pieces, furnaces, casting machines, presses, flasks, and related equipment.
• Precision instruments: articulators, surveyors, microanalyzers, and construction of dental prosthetic appliances.
• TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED: submission of transcripts is required for processing.

Responsibilities

• Designing and fabricating dental appliances; approximately 60% of work time.
• Approximately 30% of design/fabrication time on complex intraoral maxillofacial cases.
• Educating staff providers, dental residents, and patients for about 40% of work time.

Education

Graduate education (1.5 years) directly related to Dental Laboratory Technician work

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson, MS seeks a Dental Laboratory Technician to design and fabricate intra-oral prostheses. The role involves creating dental appliances and educating staff, residents, and patients about procedures and materials.

You must meet specialized experience and education requirements, and transcripts are required for processing. This position emphasizes both technical production and clinical education within a federal setting.