Job Description

Job Description: Removable Dental Technician

Location: Chicago, IL

Salary: 24-30 per hour DOE

Benefits: Full

Position Summary

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Removable Dental Technician to join our laboratory team. The primary responsibility for this role is the expert finishing of dentures to ensure a high-quality, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing result for patients.

Ideal candidates will possess a strong foundational knowledge and demonstrated experience in various aspects of removable prosthetics. This position offers an excellent opportunity to grow within a professional and supportive lab environment.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the following essential duties:

• Denture Finishing: Performing all stages of denture finishing, including trimming, contouring, polishing, and quality inspection of completed dentures and partials to meet the highest standards of function and aesthetics.
• Quality Control: Rigorously inspecting work to ensure compliance with prescription requirements, material specifications, and laboratory protocols.
• Material Management: Maintaining a clean and organized workstation and managing inventory of finishing materials.

Highly Desirable Skills & Experience

While the main focus is finishing, we highly value and strongly prefer candidates who can also perform the following duties:

• Denture Repairs: Expertly completing various types of denture repairs, including fixing fractures, replacing teeth, and relines/rebasing, efficiently and accurately.
• Denture Set-Ups: Performing anatomical and aesthetic set-ups of denture teeth for full and partial dentures, adhering to occlusal and phonetic requirements.
• Denture Processing: Executing the processing phase of dentures, including investing, wax elimination, packing, and polymerization of acrylic materials.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Proven experience as a Dental Technician specializing in removable prosthetics.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.

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