Dental Technician Trainee (Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm)
Glidewell Dental · Memphis, Tennessee, US
Essential Functions : - Learns basic tooth morphology and anatomy. - Learns to fabricate and repair dental prosthesis and dental appliances such as dentures,...
Job description
Essential Functions: - Learns basic tooth morphology and anatomy. - Learns to fabricate and repair dental prosthesis and dental appliances such as dentures, partials, crowns and bridges, inlay/onlay, veneers, and implant restorations . - Learns to read and interpret dental prescriptions. - Familiarizes self with wide range of materials, such as metal (precious, non-precious, gold) or not metal materials (porcelain, composite, acrylic, polyurethane, co-polyester, thermo plastic) and their use in fabricating dental restorations . - Learns and practices restoring natural teeth and correcting dental irregularities by manufacturing fixed or removable appliances . - Develops technical knowledge to make decisions when fabricating dental prosthesis . - May learn basics of replacing partial or total loss of natural teeth by constructing partial or full dentures (metal and non-metal) . - Familiarizes self with names and functions of various types of hand tools and equipment (electric drills, presses, lathes, high-heat furnaces, etc.). - Practices using various types of hand tools and equipment ( electric drills, presses, lathes, high-heat furnaces, etc.) . - Documents learning by completing...