The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
The applicant must have grade 12. At least 2 years' experience as a Dental Laboratory Assistant is required.
Duties :
The applicant will be responsible for all plaster work in connection with artificial dentures or dental appliances, including orthodontic study models and crown and bridge working models. The flasking and de-flasking of a dental prosthesis or appliances using either plaster or stone plaster. Separating dental flasks and the boiling out of wax contents.
Packing of acrylic dentures/appliances. Polishing plastic and metal dentures/appliances. Manufacturing of occlusal rims and special trays. Ensure that the work environment, including plaster traps, basins, benches, floors and equipment, is cleaned regularly during the day. Work under the supervision of a Dental Technician/Technologist.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT - The interviews will be conducted in two stages – with a bench test to determine technical ability and a structured oral interview. The weighting of the two will be as follows: Bench test 60%, oral interview 40 %.
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