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Dental technician

  • Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • Experience: 5 years or more
  • or equivalent experience

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
  • Supervise technical staff
  • Train other dental technicians
  • Mould wax over dentures set-up
  • Finish metal framework of dentures
  • Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
  • Polish and buff dentures

Technical expertise (dental)

  • Waxing-up
  • Polishing

Area of specialization

  • Full dentures
  • Partial dentures
  • Crowns and bridges
  • Ceramic or porcelain application
  • Gold dies and goldwork
  • Chrome castings

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Morning

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English or French
  • Hours: 30 hours per week