Principal Maxillofacial Prosthetist and Dental Laboratory Manager
Core
Lead and professionalise a highly specialised maxillofacial prosthetics and dental laboratory service, ensuring safe, high-quality, regulation-compliant technical services for complex restorative, prosthodontic, orthodontic, and maxillofacial rehabilitation pathways.
Role type
Principal Maxillofacial Prosthetist and Laboratory Manager
Builds
Modernised laboratory operations, digital workflows (CAD/CAM, 3D printing), and a sustainable workforce for oral and maxillofacial surgery services.
Domain
Healthcare / Dental Technology / Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Required skills
Strategic and operational leadership, quality management systems, regulatory compliance, digital dentistry technologies, workforce planning, service transformation, technical expertise in maxillofacial prosthetics
Preferred skills
Master's degree, formal leadership qualification, experience with additive manufacturing, apprenticeship development, clinical research involvement
Technologies
CAD/CAM, 3D printing, laboratory tracking systems
Responsibilities
Provide professional and operational leadership for all laboratory services; lead transformation and modernisation of workflows; ensure compliance with regulatory and quality assurance requirements; develop competency frameworks and training programmes; provide expert technical advice to clinical teams; monitor performance, productivity, and financial efficiency.
Seniority
Principal, strategic leadership & hands-on technical authority