Part-time Dental Laboratory Technician

Temple University•Philadelphia, PA

4d•$19 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry is seeking a part-time Dental Lab Technician. The Kornberg School of Dentistry, founded in 1863, is the second-oldest dental school in the U.S. and is a pillar in the dental community, with over 7,000 alumni. The school supports health and wellness through diverse educational programs and patient services, training ethical professionals focused on innovation and new models of dental care. Renowned faculty and staff provide students with extensive resources, including smart classrooms, digital dentistry labs, clinics, and a preclinical lab. Students can pursue various programs, including postbaccalaureate, predoctoral, continuing education, and advanced education in general dentistry.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a field with heavy CAD/CAM applications
At least 6 months of directly related (CAD/CAM) experience.
Ability to travel to offsite clinics as needed.
Ability to work with various CAD/CAM technologies and other lab equipment.
Good hand-eye coordination with the ability to work with small instruments.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organization and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work both individually and in a team environment.
Ability to multitask, prioritize work, and make independent decisions for non-complex issues.
Ability to work with a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, and other external contacts.
Great attention to detail and sound judgments with the ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with dental knowledge will be preferred.

Responsibilities

Working with Dental Faculty, residents, and students in creating various customized digital milled prostheses based on the individual patient.
CAD/CAM design and scanning, preparation of casts, checking digital impressions, advising faculty, designing crowns and other prostheses, nesting, milling, staining and glazing, and finishing.
Working with dental students within advanced restorative courses to give demonstrations on CAD/CAM techniques.
Supervising faculty and students with clinical data collection used in scanning.
Coordination of all lab processing of digital prostheses.
Providing administrative support for the current lab operating at the dental school.
Ordering and maintaining inventory of CAD/CAM materials and working with the department Chair to identify new and more efficient materials.
Designing and 3D printing of surgical guides.
Maintaining (set up, cleaning, basic repairs) of lab equipment.
Allocating the digital scanners to users.
Entering and verifying work orders and digital scans being sent to an outside laboratory into Axium.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Reviewing and checking digital impressions, designing, milling, staining and glazing prostheses.
Keeping faculty up to date with realistic timeframes on completion of products, any delays that arise along with potential solutions.
Designing CAD/CAM crowns, bridges, and other prostheses.
Pouring models as necessary.
Nesting, milling, finishing, staining, and glazing of crowns.
Management of flow of operations and administration support for lab services.
Overseeing the assigning of digital equipment to students.
Assisting faculty in the pre-clinical digital curriculum.
Milling in-house and finishing of single crowns and bridges.
Maintenance of milling unit and equipment.
Lecturing/demonstrating CAD/CAM techniques to students in advanced restorative courses.
Supervising faculty and students with clinical data collection used in scanning.
Keeping up to date with new techniques in the field and providing input to faculty and administration on new technology, equipment, or processes that may be helpful to the Dental School, as well as improvements to current facilities, equipment, and procedures.