Dental technician post in the Orthodontic and Oral Surgery departments of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on building removable orthodontic appliances and study and working models for examination, teaching and treatment planning. The post combines hands‑on appliance work with digital processes such as intraoral and laboratory scanning, CAD/CAM and 3D printing, and helps shape the lab's digital workflow. A GDC registration is required.
What the job involves
- Construct primary removable orthodontic appliances, including complex appliances for specialist clinics
- Make study models and working models for appliance construction, examination, teaching and diagnosis
- Make mouth guards and bite raising appliances, and carry out repairs, relines and additions
- Use intraoral and laboratory scanning, digital model manipulation and archiving
- Produce CAD/CAM work and 3D printed orthodontic and other dental appliances and models
- Contribute to developing and implementing digital laboratory processes and improving technical services
- Maintain technical skills and continuing professional development in line with practice and new technology
- Use equipment safely, whether personally issued or shared, and report faults immediately to the supervisor or line manager
What’s required
Qualifications
- BSc in Dental Technology or equivalent
Registration & licences
- GDC registration
Experience
- Working with supervision to tight work schedules and timeframes
- Producing work of a consistently high quality
- Constructing primary removable orthodontic appliances, study and working models, and scan models for archiving and manipulation
Skills & knowledge
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of dental and orthodontic procedures
- Oral and facial anatomy
- Tooth eruption, morphology and clinical charting
- Understanding occlusion difficulties that can arise with temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods to construct appliances
- High manual dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination
Other
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to learn new skills, appliance types and designs, and follow continuing professional development pathways
Nice to have
- MSc Dental Technology (Orthodontics)
- Scanning models for archiving and manipulation
- Experience in orthodontics
- Experience working in a hospital environment
- Producing work of a consistently high quality
- Knowledge of other dental laboratory specialities
- Use of 3Shape 3D scanners and printers
What’s offered
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 after 10 years
- Flexible working scheme
- Competitive NHS pension scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and cycle to work (subject to eligibility)
- NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)
- Development opportunities (subject to eligibility)
- Free, confidential counselling and information service (Vivup)
- Relocation assistance may be available for certain posts
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