Prosthetic Dental Laboratory Technician

Dental Laboratory Technician – CRC 

Annual Salary: $62,184 - $81,780

Join California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) as a Dental Laboratory Technician, where you will be responsible for the fabrication, assembly, and repair of full or partial dentures in a busy correctional facility laboratory.   

Under the direction of the Supervising Dentist, you will:

• Manage dental prosthetic cases, inspect all incoming packages for contraband and inspect all outgoing packages to ensure cases have been completed properly.
• Provide training and direction on the proper use of dental equipment, handling of contaminated materials, safety, and tool control procedures.
• Supervise workers responsible for the fabrication, assembly, and repair of full or partial dentures.
• Maintain order and supervise the conduct in the dental laboratory.

Key competencies include:

• Knowledge of dentistry methods, materials, machinery, processes, tools, equipment used in a dental laboratory, production scheduling and control, quality standards and control, safety practices and orders, and materials handling techniques.
• Ability to set up, repair, maintain, adjust, and operate required equipment; make labor and material estimates; supervise staff and incarcerated workers in production techniques and safety practices.

To qualify for this role, you must have: 

• Two years of experience in the fabrication of the full range of dental prosthetic products of which one year shall have been in a lead capacity over entry level staff or incarcerated workers in a correctional facility, responsible for the fabrication of such products. 
  • Education, such as trade school, vocational education, or a major in the trade at the community college, college, or university level, may be substituted for the required experience on the basis that two years of education is equal to one year of the required work experience. Such education must include two years of course work in the specified industrial operation.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Dental laboratory experience within a correctional facility 
• Certification as a Dental Laboratory Technician by the National Board for Certification
• Completion of a dental technology program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• Supervisory experience and assertiveness

In return for your efforts, we offer a competitive compensation package, including:

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• State of California retirement that vests in five years (visit www.CalPERS.ca.gov for retirement formulas)
• Robust 401(k) and 457 savings plans

To apply online: 

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=444762

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