dental laboratory technician assistant
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work setting:
Commercial dental laboratory. Independently owned business.
Tasks:
- Prepare plaster models and moulds.
- Mould wax over dentures set-up.
- Finish metal framework of dentures.
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays.
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures.
- Polish and buff dentures.
Technical expertise (dental):
- Plastering.
- Packing.
- Waxing-up.
- Polishing.
Area of specialization:
- Full dentures.
- Partial dentures.
- Chrome castings.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Sitting.
- Standing for extended periods.
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Team player.
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Initiative.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.