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Registered dental technician (RDT)
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Work setting
- Commercial dental laboratory
- Independently owned business
Tasks
- Design dental devices
- Modify dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands
- Prepare plaster models and moulds
- Train other dental technicians
- Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
- Mould wax over dentures set-up
- Finish metal framework of dentures
- Supervise students in training
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
- Polish and buff dentures
Technical expertise (dental)
- Plastering
- Packing
- Waxing-up
- Casting
- Polishing
Area of specialization
- Full dentures
- Partial dentures
- Orthodontic appliances
- Chrome castings
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Flexibility
- Team player
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Morning
Experience
- Experience an asset
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 hours per week