Dental Technician, Advanced (Restorative)

at  Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Act as service lead for restorative and prosthedontic technology for the South Coast Regional Maxillofacial Clinic & Laboratory Department.
Produce complex/advanced fixed and removable dental and intra-oral maxillofacial devices in the prosthetics laboratory.
Attend the restorative dental, maxillofacial prosthetic and oral & maxillofacial surgery clinics as required, and provide technical laboratory support for these cases, as directed by consultant restorative dentist and/or maxillofacial prosthetists/ reconstructive scientists.
Provide technical support for jaw surgery planning, as guided, and directed, by maxillofacial laboratory staff.
On occasion, provide technical support for the department’s orthodontic laboratory service, as required and directed by senior laboratory staff.
Please note the banding of this post is subject to job matching confirmation
Design, manufacture and adapt fixed, osseointegrated implant and removable prostheses. Prepare diagnostic analogues, impression trays, vacuum form devices and other appliances, such as radiology stents/splints, gel application trays, implant stents, etc.
Design, manufacture and adapt composite and metal based fixed prosthedontic devices such as implant fixtures.
Coordinate, book/organise and manage own caseload. Prioritise production timetable and incoming prosthedontic cases; taking into account patient need and deadlines/lead times; i.e. elective surgery dates.
Under the guidance and supervision of a maxillofacial prosthetists/reconstructive scientist, plan orthognathic surgery movements and fabricate peri-operative occlusal splints, using manual (face-bow/articulator) and digital 3D planning techniques.
Within the terms of the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 , apply all processes necessary to ensure compliance with current medical device regulation (UK MDR) and terms of the department MHRA manufacturing license.
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Main working relationships
Internal : restorative dental clinic staff, principal maxillofacial prosthetist, all maxillofacial and orthodontic laboratory colleagues.
External : offsite service users; to include dental and maxillofacial department colleagues, commercial suppliers/laboratories and sale representatives

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