Laboratory Assistants Specific Skills

Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays; Prepare plaster models and moulds; Polish and buff dentures; Make orthodontic bands from metal and alloys; Finish metal framework of dentures; Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases; Mould wax over dentures set-up; Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures

Dental Technologists and Technicians Specific Skills Design, fabricate or repair dental devices

Personal Suitability Client focus

Technical Expertise (dental) Waxing-up; Plastering; Packing; Casting

Ability to Supervise 1 to 2 people

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities Work under pressure; Hand-eye co-ordination

Work Setting Commercial dental laboratory

Additional Skills

Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory

Other Languages Cantonese; Mandarin

Experience 2 years to less than 3 years

Education

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry or equivalent experience

Languages English