Dental Technician Model Room

Descriptive Summary

Model Room Technician

The Technician primary function is creating and pouring impressions, mounting models, and ensuring orders are constructed for preparation of finalizing restorations per Doctor’s instructions.

About Frontier Dental Lab Group:

Frontier Dental Laboratories is a full service, multi-site dental laboratory that provides high-end dental prosthetics, removable dental products and implants primarily for the cosmetic dentistry industry. Products include full arch and multi-unit anterior crowns and bridges, veneers, single and multi-posterior crowns and bridges as well as single unit and full mouth implants. Frontier serves over 3,000 customers throughout North America.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour depending on experience

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 40 hours.

Work Location: In person, El Dorado Hills, Ca.

Benefits:

• 401(k) with a company match
• Medical, Dental and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA and commuter benefits
• Company paid STD and LTD insurance
• Company paid Group Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary Supplemental plans Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital.
• Employee Assistance Program

Essential Functions

• Reads prescription included with case; constructs prostheses by following doctors’ written orders and instructions.
• Communicates with colleagues and managers in a prompt articulate manner.
• Pour, trim, section and articulate stone models from a patient’s impressions.
• Makes models of mouth and teeth from impressions taken by dentist.
• Follow daily schedule and production goals.
• Utilizes and conserves supplies and equipment by completing plaster casting, metal casting, die trimming, metal polishing, wax modeling, wire bending, sandblasting, electroplating, electro-spot welding and CAD/CAM techniques.
• Uses different kinds of hand tools and equipment (electric drills, presses, lathes, high-heat furnaces, sandblasters, paint brushes, grinders, carvers, etc).
• Works closely with quality control specialists and addresses all issues regarding quality standards.
• Follows quality standard protocol.
• Recognizes and reports problem cases or cases that need additional prep work.
• Prepares equipment and materials (fills mixing bins, empties equipment receptacles, etc.).
• Relies on technical knowledge to make decisions and accomplish departmental goals.
• Performs other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management.

Education and Experience:

• Basic dental training.
• Prior dental experience or background, a plus.
• Previous experience working in positions that require hand and finger dexterity, a plus

Education & Experience

Required

• Basic dental training.
• Hand eye coordination.

Preferred

• Prior dental experience or background, a plus.
• Previous experience working in positions that require hand and finger dexterity, a plus.

Required

• High level organizational skills, time management skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment to consistently meet deadlines
• Ability to anticipate, identify and resolve problems in a timely and positive manner
• Strong technology skills and the ability to leverage technology in work processes
• Knowledge of principles, procedures and best practices in the industry

Physical Requirements

• Sitting - Sitting Continuous for 8+ hours
• Standing - Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time
• Bending - Bending or stooping continuously for 8+ hours
• Lift/Push/Carry - Must be able to lift, push, and carry up to 15lbs
• Vision - The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures

Additional Physical Requirements

• Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine, 8+ hours
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers, pinch, grasp.
• Able to use hand tools with repetitive vibration and manual dexterity.

Work Conditions

• Must be able to wear personnel protective equipment for tasks requiring them.
• The worker is subject to vibration, exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.

Work Eligibility

• Must be at least eighteen years of age
• Must pass work eligibility requirements

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law