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Dental Prosthetics TechnicianThe purpose of the position is to provide professional medical services to Indian beneficiaries. The position is to manufacture and provide quality assurance of dentures and other prosthetic appliances as ordered by dentists in accordance with prescribed instructions.Routine procedures performed in the laboratory involve moderate risk from handling dental material, boiling water, high speed lathes, and sharp instruments normally found in dental laboratories.A high degree of manual skill is necessary to utilize materials and equipment daily. Employee may sit comfortably to perform duties but must also walk, bend, and reach to operate equipment. Lifting moderately heavy packages such as dental cement, plaster, and denture materials are necessary on occasion.Satisfactory job performance will be determined by successful execution of the following:Pouring of impressions, making bite registrations, and prepare cases for try-ins.Fabricates custom trays, base plates, and bite rims and final waxing.Work with materials such as waxes and plastics.Able to construct models of patients mouths.Makes and repairs dental appliances.Able to identify different color tones.Fabricates acrylic dentures.Maintains correct vertical dimension as established by dentist for proper balance and positions teeth correctly on ridge.Works at other duties as assigned to meet caseload demand.Is able to finish cast metal partial dentures.Repairs all types of acrylic cases.Bends wrought wire to contour of tooth form as necessary.Performs waxing, flasking, packing processing, and finishing dentures.Sets up and contours artificial teeth for full and partial dentures when this work is complicated by the acute abnormalities to be overcome.Sets up and cleans operatories.Seats patients and prepares them for procedures.Maintains order and cleanliness of lab and other related duties as assigned.Sterilizes handpieces and lab equipment as necessary.Meet quality standards regarding various dental prosthetics to established safety and health protocols.Maintains a log of cases sent to outside laboratory.Regular attendance is required.Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Worksite address
coweta, OK, 74429, US
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