Junior Dental Technician
Core
Entry-level dental technician role focused on running the plaster room, fabricating removable appliances, and assisting with CAD design and crown work for dentists.
Role type
Junior dental technician (IC)
Builds
Removable appliances, crowns, bridges, and implant prosthetics for dentists
Domain
Healthcare / Dental Laboratory
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Dental Technology qualification, plaster room operations, 3D printing, CAD design, removable appliance fabrication, crown design, lab software proficiency, regulatory record keeping
Preferred skills
3Shape or Exocad experience, prior lab experience, administration experience
Technologies
Seazona, 3Shape, Exocad
Responsibilities
Pouring, trimming, and articulating dental models; scanning and 3D printing models; designing and printing digital wax-ups; fabricating splints, retainers, and mouthguards; designing and finishing single-unit crowns; entering cases into lab software; handling customer inquiries and stock ordering; tracking remakes and implant components
Seniority
Junior, new graduate level