Lead Dental Assistant

Position summary

Wellness Dental laboratory technicians work with the clinical team to fill prescriptions from those dentists. They use advanced technical skills to design and assist with troubleshooting implant-based dental prosthetics to precise standards for fit and esthetics. Deep domain expertise and critical thinking skills are necessary in order to develop and share complex solutions with the dentist and clinical team.Lab technicians work under the supervision of the Office Manager and may be called to be chairside to assist in conversions. While work methods follow established procedures and practices, candidates are expected to consult with their doctors and team using a high degree of judgment on a patient-by-patient basis.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Receiving and entering work orders and accompanying materials including impressions, models, and components.
• The manufacture and fitting of all aspects of overdenture conversions.
• A strong understanding of the All-On-X techniques.
• The ability to ensure the accurate and on time manufacture of prosthetics to a patient-driven schedule.
• Denture and All-On-X type restoration repairs.
• Maintenance of all laboratory facilities, equipment, and instruments.
• Monitoring of all laboratory-related supplies and ordering through paper and/or computer-based purchase order systems.
• Teaching and mentoring other team members and auxiliary staff .
• Operate computers and standard office type applications such as web browsers, word processing, and spreadsheet software applications as well as dental laboratory specific applications.
• Maintain only the highest degree of professionalism and communicate clearly both verbally and in articulating laboratory prescriptions.
• A minimum of three years of hands-on technical experience is required. Certification (CDT) or the completion of an accredited dental laboratory program is preferred but not mandatory.
• Qualified candidates should have experience and be proficient in full-arch hybrid restorations, complete dentures, overdentures, and implant-based restorative techniques and have strong knowledge of anatomy and esthetics.