Dental technician

• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Commercial dental laboratory

Tasks

• Design dental devices
• Fabricate and repair crowns, bridges or implants
• Modify dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
• Maintain and order supplies
• Mould wax over dentures set-up
• Finish metal framework of dentures
• Polish and buff dentures
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week