Jig Technician (Monday to Friday 7:00am to 4:00pm)

Glidewell Dental; Irvine (CA); Sur place; USD 20 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Glidewell Dental is seeking an experienced dental technician to fabricate and repair a range of prostheses, including dentures and crowns. You will read prescriptions, follow doctors’ orders, and communicate clearly with team members to ensure accurate restorations.

The role involves using various materials, from precious metals to porcelain, and building up wax patterns for final restorations. Attention to detail and dexterity are essential for high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Basic dental training is required.
• Prior dental experience is a plus.
• Positions require hand and finger dexterity.

Responsabilités

• Fabricates and repairs dental prostheses and appliances.
• Reads prescriptions and constructs prostheses per doctors’ orders.
• Communicates with colleagues and managers clearly and promptly.
• Uses a wide range of materials including metal and non-metal products.
• Repairs dentures and implant restorations to restore function.
• Manufactures fixed or removable appliances and builds up wax models.
• Encases wax and replaces with plastics, metals or ceramics.
• Applies porcelain layering to create natural-looking restorations.
• Polishes and finishes appliances for proper fit and appearance.
• Follows quality standards and reports issues to QA.
• Documents actions by completing logs and reports.
• Performs other duties as directed by management.

Connaissances

Dexterity

Attention to detail

Formation

Basic dental training

Prior dental experience

Outils

CAD/CAM techniques

Metal casting

Description du poste

Essential Functions:

• Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis/dental appliances such as dentures, partials, crown and bridge, inlay/onlay, veneers and implant restorations.
• Reads prescription included with case; constructs prostheses by following doctors’ written orders and instructions.
• Communicates with colleagues and managers in a prompt articulate manner.
• Uses a wide range of materials, such as metal (precious, non-precious, gold) or non-metal materials (porcelain, composite, acrylic, polyurethane, co-polyester, thermo plastic).
• Replaces partial or total loss of natural teeth by constructing partial or full dentures (metal and non-metal).
• Restores natural teeth and corrects dental irregularities by manufacturing fixed or removable appliances.
• Makes models of mouth and teeth from impressions taken by dentist.
• Builds-up wax replicas of part or all of mouth and/or teeth on model.
• Encases wax in mould material and melts away wax; replaces wax with plastic, metal, or ceramic materials to make replacement appliance.
• Builds-up ceramic restoration by continuously applying layers of porcelain.
• Polishes and finishes appliance to ensure smoothness and fit.
• Applies stains and glazes to restorations to create natural look.
• Utilizes and conserves supplies and equipment by completing plaster casting, metal casting, die trimming, metal polishing, wax modeling, wire bending, sandblasting, electroplating, electro-spot welding and CAD/CAM techniques.
• Uses different kinds of hand tools and equipment (electric drills, presses, lathes, high-heat furnaces, sandblasters, paint brushes, carvers, etc).
• Documents actions by completing forms, logs and reports.
• Works closely with quality control specialists and addresses all issues regarding quality standards.
• Follows quality standard protocol.
• Recognizes and reports problem cases or cases that need additional prep work.
• Prepares equipment and materials (fills mixing bins, empties equipment receptacles, etc).
• Relies on technical knowledge to make decisions and accomplish departmental goals.
• Performs other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management.

Education and Experience:

• Basic dental training.
• Prior dental experience or background, a plus.
• Previous experience working in positions that require hand and finger dexterity, a plus.

Pay Range: $18.00/hr