Dental technician

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Commercial dental laboratory
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Design dental devices
• Fabricate and repair crowns, bridges or implants
• Modify dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Train other dental technicians
• Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
• Mould wax over dentures set-up
• Finish metal framework of dentures
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
• Make orthodontic bands from metal and alloys
• Polish and buff dentures

Technical expertise (dental)

• Plastering
• Packing
• Waxing-up
• Casting
• Polishing
• Assembly

Area of specialization

• Full dentures
• Partial dentures
• Orthodontic appliances
• Crowns and bridges
• Ceramic or porcelain application
• Gold dies and goldwork
• Chrome castings

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Overtime required

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Stocks/shares

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available
• Travel insurance