dental technician
Job description
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Tasks
- Modify dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands
- Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
- Maintain and order supplies
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
- Polish and buff dentures
Technical expertise (dental)
- Plastering
- Packing
- Waxing-up
- Casting
- Polishing
- Assembly
Area of specialization
- Full dentures
- Partial dentures
- Orthodontic appliances
- Crowns and bridges
- Ceramic or porcelain application
- Gold dies and goldwork
- Chrome castings
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week