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Description

Join National Dentex - a leading healthcare organization specializing in the dental industry. We offer a full spectrum of specialized products, services, and technologies to address any dental restoration need. Currently, we have 30+ labs throughout the country. Our team is growing, and we are hiring a number of key positions within our organization including this CT Dental Laboratory Technician I opportunity at NDX nSequence located in Reno, NV. Previous experience is not necessary; we offer paid, hands-on training!

Salary is negotiable and will be dependent on experience and skill proficiency.

The regular hours for this position are from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, and subject to change from time to time.

This is a full-time position featuring employee benefits including: health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid holiday, vacation, and sick time; 401K; and tuition reimbursement!

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions of the Position:

• Read prescriptions and specifications received from dentist.

• Communicate effectively with adjacent department personnel

• Model work

• Pour impressions

• Filet bites

• trim and articulate models

• Waterjet Blasting

• Sort cases

• Identify case specific printed pieces to keep them separate from other cases

• Operate waterjet to clean printed pieces

• Quality check each piece for breakages, misprint or missing components

• Guide Assembly

• Quality check surgical/Maven reports and compare to actual surgical guide

• Setting drill sleeves into guides

• Fitting guides and other printed pieces together for proper fit.

• Fitting simple guides to their respective casts for proper fit in patient’s mouth

• Depth Control

• Use surgical reports to quality check surgical guides and bone models

• Select proper drills and handles to take photos of them in the surgical guides

• Guide QC

• Inspect all printed components and their function/fit

• Ensure standards and protocols have been met for each case, using the Consultation Notes as a guide

• PMMA Fabrication

• Alginate mixing and handling

• Investing provisional bridges in flasks

• Mixing and packing acrylic

• Cleaning flasks

• Sculpt and define teeth/tissue anatomy

• Analog Placement

• Cut implant analogs to proper length

• Adjust bone model to accept analog

• Place analogs into bone model thru the surgical guide, using the Maven/surgical report as a reference for implant mount selection

• Quality check analog placement

• Gaskets/Bites Fabrication

• Implant parts assembly

• Retrofitting PMMA bridge over implant parts

• Wax block out over bone model and temporary cylinders

• Cut block out straws

• Injecting silicone bite material to fabricate Gasket

• Injecting silicone bite material to fabricate Bite

• Use surgical blade to trim Gasket and Bite down to proper size

• Arbor band silicone pieces to smooth down for surgical use

• Clean and polish all components of the case

• Denture Box Labeling

• Use Surgical/Maven reports as reference for choosing the amount of boxes needed

• Select respective labels to place on each of the components’ containers

• All other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English

• Excellent eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity

• Detail oriented

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• Required: High school diploma or GED equivalent

• No experience required

Hazardous Materials or Equipment Used:

• Small machinery

• Hand-pieces

• Chemicals

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and/or reach.

• Exhibit fine motor skills and/or perform repetitive motions.

• Read and interpret prescriptions and other required documentation.

• Ability to effectively communicate technical information.

• Vision capabilities: depth perception, attention to detail, and/or color.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Education

Required

• High School or Equivalent or better