Digital Dentistry Laboratory Specialist - 991477

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Job Title: Digital Dentistry Laboratory Specialist - 991477 Location: Clearwater, Florida Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits Job Category: Exempt Hiring Range:   Pay Basis:

Annually

Subject to Grant Funding?: No   Essential Job Functions: 1. Operates CAD/CAM software, 3D printing machines, and milling units to create crowns, surgical guides for implants and/or endodontics, and aligners, amongst others. Designs must be checked by a faculty prior to milling and manufacturing.

2. Trains/or assists faculty/staff/student in the use of digital equipment and answers technical related questions.

3. Supports faculty and students with milling.

4. Supports faculty and students with characterization and glazing of the CAD/CAM restorations.

5. Ensures that prescriptions are completed for the finished restorations.

6. Maintains supplies inventory such as blocks, diamond burs, fluids, filters and materials for staining and glazing.

7. Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.

8. Maintains scanners and milling machines i.e., changing the fluids and the filters; maintains a log of the mills when maintenance is done.

9. Calls vendor for issues with scanners or mills.

10. Completes repair orders and keeps a log.

11. Keep the laboratory neat and clean.

12. Completes other projects as assigned.

13. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Marginal Job Functions:   Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Dental Anatomy - knowledge in dental anatomy and terminology.
2. Education/Training - Knowledge of principles/methods for curriculum/training design/teaching for individuals/groups.
3. Speaking — Talking effectively to others to convey information
4. Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
5. Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others; establishing priorities.
6. Computer – using software applications and database management.
7. Learning Strategies — Selecting/using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning/teaching new things.
8. Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop/evaluate options and implement solutions.
9. Critical Thinking — Using logic/reasoning to identify the strengths/weaknesses of alternative solutions/approaches to problems.
10. Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand, asking questions as appropriate.

Skills:
1. Operations Analysis - Advanced skills in analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
2. Repairing - Advanced skills in repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
3. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
4. Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
5. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
6. Science - Proficient skill