Dental Laboratory Technician

Summary

This position supports the care of our Veteran population through the provision of all aspects of dental laboratory support in the areas of Prosthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as General Dentistry at the VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, NY.

Duties

** *THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Duties include but may not be limited to:

Fabricates/ Constructs Dentures: Relines repairs or duplicates removable dentures. Utilizes CAD/CAM techniques involved with removable and fixed prostheses. Constructs custom trays, registration bases, and occlusion rims. Mounts casts on indicated articulator. Selects and sets up artificial teeth. Mixes, packs acrylic, and utilizes the Heat Injection technique to fabricate dentures, as required. Finishes and polishes dentures. Prepares/Fabricates Crown and Bridge Casework: Checks and boxes the impression; mixing and pouring the material from which the die is to be made; and processing the poured impression using the materials and sequence of techniques appropriate to the type of die being constructed. Designs, mills, polishes and fires prepared and scanned CAD/CAM images. Scans images to be imported into software to be sent to the VA Central Dental Laboratory (CDL). Anatomical and functional wax patterns are developed for gold crowns and other castings. Fabricates/ Constructs Special Dental Appliances: Fabricates orthodontic appliances, and maxillary/mandibular splints. Fabricates special appliances for implant prosthodontics as well as surgical splints and TMJ devices. Constructs stents and splints of various materials and designs. Processes Prescriptions and Maintains Inventory of Working Supplies and Equipment: Requests supplies on a timely basis through communication and support from the LeadDental Assistant. Maintains records and statistics as required for the laboratory and is accountable for the security of prosthodontic teeth, gold and other precious metals used in the laboratory. Receives, interprets, and processes prescriptions. Controls shipments and interprets the dentist's prescription for full and partial dentures including cases involving abnormalities and conditions that present particular problems in retaining the denture or improving or restoring mastication or other mouth functions. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI) : Not approved
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

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