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Job Details

Dental Technician

Employer

Unice Dental Art Ltd.

Date Posted

September 17, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $30.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Oct 17, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Unice Dental Art Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

College/CEGEP

Work setting

Commercial dental laboratory

Tasks

  • Design dental devices
  • Modify dental devices including full or partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands
  • Prepare plaster models and moulds
  • Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
  • Maintain and order supplies
  • Mould wax over dentures set-up
  • Finish metal framework of dentures
  • Polish and buff dentures

Area of specialization

  • Full dentures
  • Partial dentures
  • Ceramic or porcelain application

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

Health care plan

Other benefits

  • Other benefits
  • Travel insurance

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Dental Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Dental Technologists and Technicians
METHODICAL

Interest in analyzing prescriptions to make and repair dentures and other dental devices; may perform supervisory and administrative functions for dental laboratories

OBJECTIVE

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

Interest in designing, fabricating and fitting dentures and dental devices; may consult with dentists or other specialists on problematic dental cases

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

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 for this NOC group 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.

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Abilities

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General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

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Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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