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Dental Lab Technician
Full-Time, Entry-Level, Paid Training
Radiant Dental Works | Iowa City, IA
About Us
Radiant Dental Works is a small dental lab in Iowa City that makes custom dentures and partials for local dental practices. Our work helps people eat, speak, and smile with confidence, and we take that seriously. We value quality, reliability, and craftsmanship, and we’re looking for someone who wants to learn a skilled trade and grow with us.
About the Role
You’ll work alongside an experienced technician to build and finish dentures and partials. No lab experience is required. We’ll teach you the craft from the ground up and give you more responsibility as your skills develop.
What You’ll Do
- Follow case instructions and prescriptions accurately
- Perform preliminary lab tasks, including articulating, pouring and duplicating models, and making baseplates and rims
- Learn to do repairs, as well as set up, finish, and polish dentures and partials
- Check your work against specifications and quality standards
- Keep your workstation and the lab clean and organized
- Meet daily production deadlines without sacrificing quality
- Weekly cleaning of the lab
- As you gain skills, opportunity for digital workflows are available
Who You Are
- Reliable and consistent. Our dental offices and patients depend on us, and we depend on you to show up and do great work every day.
- Hardworking. You take pride in finishing what you start.
- Very detail oriented. You notice the small things, because in this work small things matter.
- Artistic. You have a good eye for color, shape, and natural-looking results, and steady hands for fine detail work. Experience with sculpting, dental work, crafts, or other detailed hobbies is a plus.
- Comfortable standing and doing precise handwork for extended periods
- High school diploma or equivalent (dental technology coursework or lab experience is a plus, but not required)
What We Offer
- Pay: Starting at $18/hour pending experience
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Paid vacation and sick time after the probation period
- Paid, hands-on training
- A small-team environment with room to advance as your skills grow
How to Apply
Send your resume and a short note about why this work interests you to radiantdentalworks@gmail.com. If you have photos or examples of detailed or artistic work, feel free to include them. We’d love to see them.
Radiant Dental Works is an equal opportunity employer.
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- On-the-job training
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person