Dental Laboratory Technician

Indiana University School of Dentistry, founded in 1879 as the Indiana Dental College, is a national leader in preparing oral health professionals, conducting innovative research, and providing patient-centered care.

About the role

The Dental Lab Technician monitors and provides support to faculty and students in educational resource facilities such as laboratories and learning/technology centers to enhance educational and learning outcomes.

Responsibilities

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Operates various instruments and/or machinery, assists students using permitted equipment, and provides instruction, training, and oversight for safe operation
• Implements a preventive maintenance program to keep equipment ready for instructional and research project utilization
• Cleans, maintains, and properly stores all equipment and supplies
• Keeps area(s) cleaned and organized
• Assists students and/or faculty with safely and properly operating equipment, tools, etc.

General Responsibilities

• Reads prescriptions or specifications and examines models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed
• Fabricates, alters, or repairs dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth
• Utilizes a variety of materials such as metal, plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses
• Operates traditional hand tools and modern digital technologies such as Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) systems and 3D printers
• Scans dental models to create digital files
• Instructs workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures
• Meets with dental provider or patients to discuss dental appliances

Requirements

Education

• Required: High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)
• Preferred: Associate's degree in Dental Technology

Work Experience

• 2 years of related dental or dental lab experience

Licenses and Certificates

• Preferred: Certificate in Dental Laboratory Technology

Skills

• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Performs work independently with minimal supervision
• Possesses strong technical aptitude
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Articulate and responsive to colleagues
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities

Physical Requirements

This role requires sedentary work as well as extended durations of moving about the workplace. It requires the ability to move objects and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and the ability to discern between various objects and devices and to position patients. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Pay

$23.00 - 25.00 per hour based on experience and internal equity

Schedule

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)