Dental Laboratory Bench Worker
Posted on Dec 07, 2020 by Happy & Smile Dental Lab
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Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $28.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2 Vacancies
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Closing Date Feb 04, 2021
Employer
Happy & Smile Dental Lab
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Area of Specialization
- Partial dentures
- Crowns and bridges
Work Setting
Commercial dental laboratory
Security and Safety
Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
Laboratory Assistants Specific Skills
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
- Prepare plaster models and moulds
- Polish and buff dentures
- Make orthodontic bands from metal and alloys
- Finish metal framework of dentures
- Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
- Mould wax over dentures set-up
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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Interest in analyzing prescriptions to make and repair dentures and other dental devices; may perform supervisory and administrative functions for dental laboratories
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to shape various substances into plates, clasps, bands, inlays, onlays, implants and bridgework; may train other dental technicians and dental laboratory bench workers
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in designing, fabricating and fitting dentures and dental devices; may consult with dentists or other specialists on problematic dental cases
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
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A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to finish metal framework of dentures and polish and buff dentures to obtain natural finish
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying specifications to cast gold and metal alloys for bridges and denture bases, and to pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
- innovative
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Interest in assisting technical personnel with preparation and fabrication of dentures, orthodontic bands from gold, silver, stainless steel and other metals, and other dental devices
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.