Dental Laboratory Technician

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About the Position: Serve as a dental laboratory technician and consultant toperform detailed technical operations in the fabrication, design, testing, repair, and constructing ofcomplex dental prostheses for patients with severe dentofacial abnormalities in the medicaltreatment facility.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal Service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes interpreting and applying dental prescriptions, fabricating fixed dental prosthesis, and providing technical assistance to dental laboratory staff.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-08.

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Dentistry from an accredited college or university.

(NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages.

Licensed Dentist: Licensed professional dentists will be considered qualified for any grade level if they have, in the aggregate, the required experience in dental laboratory procedures.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your dentist license.) Major Duties:

• Designs and fully performs all procedures for fabricating and repairing complex Fixed DentalProstheses (FDPs).
• Constructs specialdentures for severely tilted or mal-opposed teeth.
• Accurately develops precise occlusion, form, and color to matchporcelain and/or acrylic restorations to natural tissue and dentition.
• Provides technical training to lesser experienced technicians to upgrade their skills.