Dental Technician - Ceramist

Zahntechnique is a dedicated team of dental artists who are passionate about crafting smiles – one patient at a time. We are searching for a motivated and creative individual to join our team as a dental technician who will be responsible for creating ceramic dental restorations. This position will require the individual to have 2+ years of work experience in a licensed dental laboratory. This opportunity will include the following critical tasks and responsibilities: Read and understand the doctor’s prescription to understand the processes needed to fulfill the requirements of the prescription. Evaluate records (i.e., conventional impressions, models and intra orals scans) to check for distortions, pulls or any other discrepancies that may inhibit the ability to fabricate an accurate restoration. Perform quality control for incoming cases into the Ceramic Department. Fitting crown and bridge margins on tooth- and implant supported restorations. Adjusting inter proximal contacts and occlusal contacts on full contour restorations Layer porcelain to zirconia, lithium x-silicate and metal frame works. Stain and glaze, layered and full contour restorations. Contour and polish or stain and glaze provisional restorations. Bond implant restorations to titanium bases or abutments. Wax up diagnostic casts for treatment planning. Fitting of wax patterns to dies and models. Contour wax patterns to correct anatomy and function. Sprue wax patterns to rings to press or cast. Invest wax patterns to press or cast. Utilize furnaces to burn out rings to press or cast. Press lithium x-silicate. Devest pressed restorations. Perform quality control for outgoingcases after restoration is finished. The Required Competencies and Qualifications for this opportunity: Proficient in English - reading and writing Full understanding of dental terminology and dental morphology Minimum of 5 years of experience in a licensed dental laboratory Competent in fitting all ceramic and metal crown and bridge frameworks and full contour restorations. Competent adjusting and contouring inter proximal contacts and occlusion. Competent in layering porcelain to zirconia, lithium x-silicate and metal frame works. Competent in stain and glaze of layered and full contour restorations. Competent in fabricating fixed implant restorations. The Desired Competencies and Qualifications for this opportunity: Ability to fabricate diagnostic wax ups. Ability to fit wax patterns, sprue, invest, press and divest for lithium di-silicate restorations. Competence in bonding titanium bases and abutments to implants restorations. Competence in contour, polish, stain and glaze tooth- and implant supported provisionals. Ability to identify implant systems by evaluating the impression #J-18808-Ljbffr