Digital Dental Lab Designer

Painted Vision•Louisville, KY

1d•$75,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

Smile Fusion Dental Labs is seeking highly skilled Digital Designers to join our growing digital team. This role focuses on reviewing, preparing, and designing one or more of the following prosthetics: fixed, removable, and implants/arches. Our customers provide intraoral scan (IOS) data that has been quality checked by our lab team as an input to AI-driven design tools and advanced CAD software. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and committed to delivering accurate and timely designs that support high-quality patient outcomes. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing client scans, utilizing AI-assisted workflows, and finalizing prosthetic designs in accordance with lab standards. Your designs will be produced, finished and quality check, prior to shipping in our all-inclusive lab.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in dental CAD design (3Shape, Exocad, or comparable software)
Strong knowledge of dental anatomy and occlusion principles for one or more of the following prosthetics: fixed, removable, and implants/arches.
Ability to evaluate IOS scans and margin clarity with precision.
Familiarity with AI design platforms like 3Shape.
Excellent communication skills for collaborating with team members and problem-solving scan/design issues.
Ability to work independently, manage workload, and meet strict deadlines.
Experience with model-less workflows and digital production standard operating procedures.

Nice To Haves

Previous design experience in a high-volume production environment.
Associate’s degree, CDT, or formal dental technology training.

Responsibilities

Review and analyze incoming IOS scans for data quality (holes, defects, incomplete capture, unclear margins) and promptly communicate issues to the customer service team.
Assess and adjust bite registrations and occlusion using AI tools to ensure accuracy.
Accurately identify and digitally mark preparation margins.
Equilibrate occlusion following IOS prosthetic design standards.
Upload scanner files to AI-based design platforms (e.g., 3Shape) and manage workflow progress from design to production, using the lab’s customized version of Seazona.
Redesign or refine prosthetics manually in 3Shape to augment AI designs.
Download and inspect AI-generated designs for proper proximal contacts, occlusion, and overall quality.