Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Dental Ceramist to join our laboratory team. In this role, you will be responsible for fabricating high-quality aesthetic dental restorations, including custom porcelain crowns, bridges, veneers, and implant-supported restorations. The ideal candidate possesses a strong eye for shade matching, precise morphology, and hands-on expertise with modern ceramic materials and CAD/CAM workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Restoration Fabrication: Build, contour, stain, glaze, and fire porcelain crowns, bridges, veneers, inlays/onlays, and implant restorations.
- Aesthetic & Shade Matching: Perform custom shade matching, internal/external characterization, and morphology adjustments to meet exact doctor prescriptions.
- Material Handling: Work proficiently with e.max (lithium disilicate), layered and monolithic zirconia, feldspathic porcelain, and porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM).
- CAD/CAM & Digital Integration: Inspect, seat, and finish CAD/CAM-milled copings and frameworks (3Shape / exocad workflows); perform post-milling ceramic contouring and layering.
- Quality Assurance: Inspect finished cases under magnification to ensure proper occlusion, marginal integrity, contact points, and shade accuracy prior to final QC shipping.
- Equipment & Inventory: Maintain ceramic furnaces, porcelain double-arm benches, and handpieces; keep track of ceramic powders, stains, and glazes.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: 3+ years of hands-on dental ceramic and porcelain layering experience in a commercial dental laboratory.
- Certifications: Certified Dental Technician (CDT) in Ceramics is a strong plus, but equivalent bench experience is welcomed.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of dental anatomy, occlusion, shade guides (Vita Classical & 3D-Master), and material thermal expansion properties.
- Digital Literacy: Familiarity with digital dental workflows (3Shape, exocad, or Roland/vhf milling systems) preferred.
- Skills: High manual dexterity, fine motor control, excellent color vision, and keen attention to detail.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate / salary based on bench test and experience
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Continuing education support and skill advancement opportunities