Lab Technician at Smile 360 Dental Specialists

Smile 360 Dental Specialists is a leading dental clinic in Nigeria based on our customer’s satisfaction and awards won. Amongst many others, we are the “Winner of the Best Dental Service Provider of the year 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 consecutively, by the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award”.

We are also the first and only clinic with Orthodontics, Dento-facial Orthopaedics, and pediatric dentistry. Our other services include Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Implant Dentistry Endodontic, Family dentistry, and Periodontics. Our practice is extremely customer-friendly, ensuring that every visit is stress-free, memorable, fun, and worthwhile. We are passionate about oral health, giving superior customer interaction, and first-class standard services that you would expect in London or Dubai. With proficient and tested professionals committed to making every visit to our world-class luxurious facility seamless and enjoyable at every level.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lab Technician

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Main Responsibilities

• Read prescriptions or specifications, and examine models and impressions, in order to determine the design of dental products to be constructed
• Fabricate Alter and repair dental devices such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, veneers and appliances for strengthening teeth
• Test appliances for conformance to specification and accuracy of occlusion, using articulation and micrometers
• Remove excess metal or porcelain, and polish surfaces of prostheses or framework prior to placement by the dentist
• Create a model of patient’s mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to settle
• Encasing wax replicas of dental impressions with suitable mold materials.
• Receiving physical dental impressions mold or computerized models practices and studying dentist’s instructions
• Making supply inventories, performing routine equipment maintenance and facilitating repairs
• Documenting processes as well as adhering to industry regulations and safety standards.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of dental laboratory technologies and techniques.

Job Knowledge & Competencies

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 3 years work experience.
• Extensive knowledge of 3D printing use, in dentistry
• Knowledge and experience with CADCAM digital dentistry (Cosmetic, Implantology, Prostheses) is an added advantage
• Indepth knowledge of dental prostheses, devices, and related technology
• Organisation and time-management skills
• Oral Skills.
• Written Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Computer Skills
• Communication Skills.
• Team Player.

Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2022.