Summary Incumbent functions in the Dental Laboratory as a fully qualified and experienced technician. His/her advice is sought on a regular and recurring basis by the staff dentists. Responsibilities Major Duties: Performs total fabrication of both fixed or semi-fixed restorations, full or removable partial dentures, orthodontic appliances and/or dental splints and obturators. Constructs wrought wire buccal arm clasps. Constructs acrylic esthetic replacements for gingival tissue removed during Perio Surgery. Researches the best materials for use in laboratory procedures involving implants, magnet dentures, permanent soft-liners and light cured materials. Designs and constructs teaching models of different prosthetic appliances. Waxes, invests, boils out, cures and deflasks acrylic bases for partial and complete dentures. Blocks out master casts, waxes complete dentures for try-in. Shapes wax to contours desired in the final dentures, and to the thickness required to maintain facial con...