Denture Dental Technician

Frontier Dental Laboratories is seeking a full time Dentures Technician to join our team!

The Technician primary function is to maintain and improve patients’ oral health by fabricating fixed and removable prostheses according to Doctor’s prescriptions.

Shift: Full time Monday through Friday

Pay Range: Hourly $25-$31 an hour depending upon experience

Essential Functions

• Replaces partial or total loss of natural teeth by constructing partial or full dentures (metal and non-metal).
• Restores natural teeth by fabricating crowns and bridges.
• Corrects dental irregularities by manufacturing fixed or removable appliances.
• Completes implantology procedures by fabricating prostheses to  fit implants the dentist places directly into the patient's jawbone.
• Replaces missing facial and body tissues due to injury, disease, or developmental abnormality by fabricating maxillo-facial prostheses.
• Constructs prostheses by following the dentist's prescription;  making models of the mouth and teeth from impressions of the patient's mouth taken by the dentist; building-up wax replicas of part or all of the mouth and/or teeth on the model; encasing the wax in a mold material and melting away the wax; replacing the wax with plastic, metal, or ceramic materials to make the replacement appliance; polishing and finishing the appliance prior to its being placed in the patient's mouth by the dentist.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Utilizes and conserves supplies and equipment by completing plaster casting, electro-spot welding, metal casting, metal polishing, wax modeling, ceramics, wire bending, electroplating, and sandblasting; using CAD/CAM units; maintaining supplies inventories; keeping equipment operating.
• Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes, implementing changes.
• Updates dental laboratory technician job knowledge and skills by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances dental laboratory reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• 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 

Required Skills and Competencies

• Minimum of 5 years work experience in Dentures
• Hand eye coordination
• High level organizational skills, time management skills and  ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment to consistently meet  deadlines.
• Ability to  anticipate, identify and resolve problems in a timely and positive manner.
• Strong  technology skills and the ability to leverage technology in work processes.
• Knowledge of  principles, procedures and best practices in the industry

Physical Requirements

• Sitting up to 8 hours a day
• Standing for sustained periods of time
• Bending or stooping throughout shift
• Must be able to lift, push and carry up to 15lbs
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial  movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers, pinch, grasp.
• Able to use hand tools with  repetitive vibration and manual dexterity.

Work Conditions

Location: Lab in office

Travel: N/A

Work Eligibility

Must be over the age of 18 years old

Must pass work eligibility requirements