DENTAL PROSTHETICS TECHNICIAN

State of Nevada (NV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Nevada's Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City is seeking a Dental Prosthetics Technician to plan, direct, and manufacture dental prosthetics in a full-service lab. The role includes supervising offender staff, training new workers, and coordinating material orders to meet the institution's prosthetic needs.

Under supervision, you will ensure quality control, maintain inventories, and prepare purchase orders while aligning with prescription specs and lab safety standards.

Qualifications

• Three years of responsible laboratory experience in the manufacture of dental prosthetics or equivalent education.
• Completion of coursework from a certified dental technicians' school with at least one year of related experience.
• Combination of education and experience as described above.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and manufacture dental prosthetics in a state facility laboratory.
• Train and supervise offender staff in fabrication, assembly, and repair of dentures.
• Requisition supplies and equipment, take inventory, and prepare purchase orders.
• Inspect work in progress and final products for prescription accuracy and quality control.
• Maintain safety procedures and supervising staff performance.

Skills

Dental prosthetics manufacturing

Supervisory skills

Training and development

Quality control

Inventory management

Education

Dental laboratory school coursework / certification

3 years laboratory experience in dental prosthetics

Job description

The Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City has an available opening for a Dental Prosthetics Technician. This position will be supervised by the Institutional Dentist in a Correctional Facility Setting. Responsibilities for this role will include planning, directing and manufacturing dental prosthetics, train and supervise offender staff that will be fabricating, assembling and repairing prosthetics. Other responsibilities will include the requisition of supplies and equipment, taking inventory, and preparing purchase orders.

Under general supervision of the Institutional Dentist in a State facility designated as having a full service dental laboratory, plans, directs and manufactures dental prosthetics including the training and supervision of assigned client staff; and performs related work as required. Three years of responsible laboratory experience in the manufacture of dental prosthetics; OR completion of course work from a certified dental technicians' school and one year of responsible laboratory experience in the manufacture of dental prosthetics; OR a combination of qualifying education and experience as described above.The position allocated to this classification is distinguished from others in the Public Health Dental occupation group by the technical and supervisory responsibilities of a dental prosthetics laboratory. An employee in this class reports to the Institutional Dentist and receives general supervision. Work is reviewed in terms of the overall objectives and goals of the institution’s dental section and in terms of the successful use of the dental prosthetic products by the client.

Supervises and coordinates activities of client staff engaged in fabrication, assembly and repair of full or partial dentures by consulting with the Institutional Dentist to resolve problems concerning prescriptions; and by training new workers in the performance of tasks in order to meet dental prosthetics needs of the institution.

Inspects work in progress and upon completion by comparing it with prescription specifications in order to maintain quality control.

Requisitions materials, supplies and equipment by taking inventory regularly, preparing order forms, accepting delivery and safely storing materials in order to maintain continuity of production. Fabricates and repairs full and partial dentures according to the Institutional Dentist’s prescription by using hand tools, molding equipment and bench fabricating machines in order to meet the dental prosthetic needs of the institution.

Knowledge of:

• dental laboratory techniques including materials and procedures used in the manufacture of dental prosthetics;
• design, survey articulation, patterns, investment casting and finishing of chrome alloys and dental acrylics;
• supervisory principles and practices as applied to the supervision of subordinate staff.

Ability to:

• read specifications and charts for the selection and mounting of teeth;
• use and maintain casting, polishing and cleaning equipment and hand tools;
• to manufacture chrome alloy and dental acrylic prosthetics;
• appraise the work of subordinates and perform quality control on their products;
• maintain consulting relationships with outside laboratories. Train and supervise client subordinates in dental laboratory techniques; record inventories, project estimates of needed supplies, initiate required purchases through standardized procedures, and assure safe handling and storage of chemicals and supplies.