Job Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Denturist Assistant to join our specialized denture clinic. The ideal candidate will support the delivery of exceptional patient care by assisting the denturist during clinical appointments, managing patient records, and handling a wide array of laboratory duties. This role offers an opportunity to work in a focused, rewarding environment specializing in removable prosthodontics and advanced digital denture workflows. The Denturist Assistant will play a vital role in creating a welcoming atmosphere for our patients while maintaining high standards of clinical hygiene, safety, and laboratory precision.
DutiesClinical Duties
- Chairside Assisting: Provide hands-on assistance to the denturist during consultations, preliminary and final impressions, jaw relation/bite registrations, try-ins, insertions, and subsequent adjustments.
- Patient Care & Comfort: Seat patients, prepare them for treatment, and ensure a compassionate environment, particularly for seniors or anxious patients navigating tooth loss.
- Operatory Management: Turn over, clean, and disinfect clinical treatment rooms between patients strictly adhering to provincial infection control standards.
- Material Preparation: Mix clinical impression materials (alginates, VPS, polyethers) and bite registration materials efficiently and to exact specifications.
- Patient Education: Provide thorough pre- and post-operative instructions regarding denture care, cleaning protocols, adaptation periods, overnight storage, and adhesive use.
- Instrument Sterilization: Process, sterilize, and package clinical instruments using autoclaves and ultrasonic cleaners, ensuring proper monitoring logs are maintained.
Laboratory Duties (General & Technical Procedures)
- Impression Processing: Disinfect incoming clinical impressions and accurately pour them using dental stone or plaster to create bubble-free, precise master and working models.
- Model Archiving & Trimming: Trim, base, and articulate models neatly, ensuring critical anatomical landmarks are preserved for the fabrication process.
- Custom Trays & Bite Blocks: Fabricate custom impression trays and wax bite registration blocks according to the denturist’s prescriptions.
- Denture Repairs & Relines: Assist with lab-side processing for modifications, including pouring matrices for relines, prepping broken dentures for repair, and mixing acrylics.
- Finishing & Polishing: Operate laboratory lathes, pumice wheels, and high-shine compounds to smooth, polish, and finish new dentures, repairs, and relines to a high gloss.
- Digital Workflow Support: Assist with digital lab procedures, including operating desktop model scanners, managing 3D printer resin beds, and executing post-processing workflows (washing and UV-curing printed dental bases or models).
- Case Tracking & Logistics: Organize, log, and track laboratory cases to ensure they are completed on schedule for upcoming patient appointments; manage outgoing and incoming cases if a commercial lab is utilized.
- Lab Maintenance: Maintain cleanliness and organization of the lab benches, plaster traps, lathes, and polishing stations; monitor and restock lab consumables.
Administrative & Front-Office Support
- Records Management: Accurately update patient charts, clinical notes, and treatment timelines using dental office software.
- Scheduling: Coordinate patient appointments, balance the daily schedule to optimize clinical flow, and manage patient recall lists.
- Patient Reception: Greet arriving patients, answer phone inquiries, manage incoming emails, and process payments or insurance pre-authorizations when required.
Skills & Qualifications
- Prosthodontic & Lab Knowledge: Strong understanding of dental assisting techniques specifically related to dentures, with excellent hands-on skills in pouring, prepping, and polishing accurate models and prostheses.
- Clinical Competency: Proficiency in chairside assistance, material handling, moisture control, and strict infection control protocols.
- Technical & Software Aptitude: Familiarity with dental practice management software for scheduling and charting; experience or openness to learning digital dentistry workflows (3D printing, scanning, slicing software) is an asset.
- Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a compassionate, patient-focused approach well-suited for a diverse demographic, including geriatric patients.
- Teamwork & Detail: Ability to work efficiently and collaboratively in a close-knit clinic environment while maintaining sharp attention to detail under tight timelines.
- Experience: Prior experience or formal training as a dental assistant or denturist assistant is preferred, but a strong willingness to learn the specialized intricacies of a denture practice is essential.
To apply:
1) Please send us an email with a brief introduction about your self. with Subject of DA1555-XX-YY (XX is the First two letters of your Last Name and YY is the Last two letters of your First Name)
2) Please call us at 204-306-9308 and leave a brief message (30 to 45 seconds). with a reference number.
Pay: $20.58-$34.58 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
