Dental ceramist vs dental laboratory worker

Differences between dental ceramist and dental laboratory worker duties and responsibilities

Dental ceramist example responsibilities.

• Manage operations of dental laboratory as lead technician, working directly with patients and dentists in an in-house dental laboratory.
• Fabricate, repair, or alter dental devices like crowns, inlays, dentures, bridge.
• Fabricate, alter, and repair dental devices such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays.
• Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
• Perform duties as a ceramist producing porcelain fuse to metal crowns, e.max and full contour zirconia restorations.
• Experience with a wide variety of high-tech materials, such as zirconia, ceramics and metal alloys (i.e.
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Dental laboratory worker example responsibilities.

• Manage operations of dental laboratory as lead technician, working directly with patients and dentists in an in-house dental laboratory.
• Assume full accountability in waxing up and fabricating PFM crowns, color match, stain, glaze and finish PFM crowns.
• Manage operations of dental laboratory as lead technician, working directly with patients and dentists in an in-house dental laboratory.
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and operate resuscitation equipment.