Dental Technician
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Job Location:
Jackson, MO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Job Requisition ID:
RJob Category:
Allied HealthOrganization:
SOD - Restorative Lab - DirectorLocation/s:
Main Campus JacksonJob Title:
Dental TechnicianJob Summary:
Assist dental students in appropriate phases of their clinical and pre-clinical education. Contributes to dental student education alongside faculty participating in pre-clinical and clinical courses.Education & Experience
Graduate of an Accredited American Dental Association (ADA) Dental Technology program and one (1) year of related experience or High School diploma/GED and three (3) years of related experience.
Certifications Licenses or Registration Required: N/A
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Serve as a novice technology expert in order to assist faculty and students
Responsibilities
- Fabricate crown and bridge work
- Fabricate occlusal splints
- Fabricate dentures from impression to insert
- Complete prosthetic repairs relines and re-bases
- Assist students with set up of teeth wax rims final molds and fabrications in the lab. Provides these services as a lab technician.
- Show students how to engage implant abutments and fabricate surgical guide.
- Assist with dentures set ups and polishing.
- Collaborate with other technician educators to troubleshoot problems.
- Inspect equipment and request repairs or upgrades when necessary.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of laboratory exercises to be performed by dental students residents and faculty.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the dental team to provide exceptional patient care
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure blood borne pathogens fumes or airborne particles and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality frequent bending occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds frequent crouching/stooping occasional kneeling occasional pushing/pulling constant reaching constant sitting frequent standing frequent twisting and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20% frequent-from 21% to 50% constant-51% or more)
Time Type:
Full timeFLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
NoPay Class:
HourlyFTE %:
100Work Shift:
DayBenefits Eligibility:
Grant Funded:
NoJob Posting Date:
01/8/2026Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Anatomy Knowledge
- .NET
- Laboratory Procedures
- CAD
- CAM Programming
- Dental Office Experience
- Fabrication
- Digital design
- Plastering
- Equipment Repair
- Dental Assisting
About Company
UMMC educates health care professionals, conducts health sciences research, provides leading patient care and eliminates health care disparities.
