Dental Technician
- Manufacture, modify and repair removable dental prostheses, including full and partial dentures, splints and cobalt chrome frameworks.
- Support clinicians, laboratory colleagues and dental students, and produce teaching aids such as dental casts and articulated models.
- Maintain laboratory quality, throughput and turnaround standards while applying at least five years’ experience across removable prosthetic techniques.
- Full-time fixed term role until end of March 2027
- $64,957 per annum +12 % Super + Monthly ADO
- Salary Packaging options available. You can use up to $9,010 per year of your pre-tax income for a range of everyday items and expenses and up to a further $2,650 per year on Meal Entertainment. This means you could pay less tax and have more money to spend!
- Work with an organisation that is transforming public oral health care in Victoria
Position Purpose
As part of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) Dental Laboratory team, this role is responsible for manufacturing a broad range of Removable Prosthesis appliances, making of full and partial dentures, overdentures, and repairs/adjustments for removable appliances.
Key Responsibilities
- Construct, modify, and repair removable dental prosthetics from dental impressions.
- Produce high-quality dentures, splints, cobalt chrome frameworks, and other prescribed prostheses.
- Support OHV clinicians, laboratory staff, and dental students from UoM and RMIT.
- Create teaching aids, including dental casts, articulated models, and surgical splints.
- Assist with laboratory operations while maintaining quality, throughput, and turnaround time standards.
About you:
- Diploma of Dental Technology
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with all aspects for dental removable prosthetic appliances, processes, Co/Cr design, surveying, duplication of working models splints, laser and electro-spot welding, metal polishing, wax modelling, wire bending, shade/mould selection
Why Work at OHV?
Join a friendly, collaborative team where people make the difference.
Salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 plus $2,650 for Meal Entertainment.
Discounted annual Myki passes and affordable on-site parking.
Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing initiatives.
Convenient Carlton location with excellent public transport options.
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Applications close on 21st November 2026
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