Dental Technician - Haltom City, United States - Workforce Solutions for Tarrant Co.

Description

Dental Technicians manufacture dental prosthetics including bridges, crowns, and dentures. They construct these devices based on impressions dentists and dental hygienists take of patients' teeth. Dental technicians also follow dentists' written and oral instructions. They have no direct contact with patients themselves.

Job duties:

• Trim and pour denture models
• Fabricate porcelain veneers for crowns, fixed dental prostheses, implant restorations, and all-ceramic crowns using ceramo-metal techniques
• Build and finish porcelain fused to metal restorations
• Finish full and partial dentures with and without implants
• Fabricate accurate models from doctor's impressions"
• Maintain dental laboratory records and prepare reports on laboratory activities
• Maintain workplace orderliness and safety and all times

• Manual Dexterity: As a dental technician, you will have to work with your hands and keep them steady for long periods of time.
• Attention to Detail: You must follow dentist's prescriptions and work orders exactly.
• Time Management Skills: It is essential to complete work in a timely fashion.
• Critical Thinking Skills: When you encounter a problem, before you can solve it, you will have to weigh all the possible solutions and choose the best one.
• Listening Skills: The ability to understand what others are telling you is essential.
• Reading Comprehension: You must be able to understand written documentation as well as work orders and prescriptions from dentists.
• Interpersonal Skills: Some projects will require working on a team with other technicians.