Overview
Accountable for assisting the Laboratory Manager by providing a range of custom-made orthodontic appliances for the hospital Orthodontic service as required for service delivery. Providing support in all areas by the production of other custom-made devices and by assisting with the treatment of Oral /Maxillo-facial patients as required for service delivery and defined by relevant training, experience, occupational standards and local policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
* Constructs orthodontic appliances to prescription that will include removable appliances and simple fixed appliances and may include some more complex functional appliances
* Constructs high quality study models to help maintain the records and assist in treatment planning.
* Carries out impression casting and model work in accordance with the laboratory cross-infection control policy.
* Constructs prosthetic devices for hospital patients that include both full and partial dentures, and undertakes any repairs, relines and alterations as required by prescription
* Designs/Constructs appliances to prescription for the treatment of temporomandibular joint dysfunction and bite raising appliances.
* Entering onto the laboratory computerised database accurate records of all work done to ensure both the compliance with UK MDR 2002
* Cleans and maintains the laboratory equipment
* Observes and complies with current health and safety and CoSHH legislation and local H&S policies and procedures.
* Attends all statutory training courses as required by the Trust
* Assists the laboratory manager in the implementation of the laboratory health and safety policy and ensures a safe working environment for the laboratory staff, patients and visitors. Ensures that all accidents, incidents and untoward occurrences are reported in accordance with trust policy.
* Creates digital study models by use of model scanner and associated software
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Brendan McPhillips Job title: Maxillofacial Laboratory Manager Email address: Brendan.Mcphillips@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01282 804195
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