Experience into Success
To succeed as a denture waxer/finisher, experience counts – not only your own experience, but the laboratory's as well. Affordable Dentures Dental Laboratories (ADDL) is the nation’s largest removable prosthetic laboratory company. Ours is a laboratory-focused environment, where you'll work alongside highly skilled and experienced technicians and acquire the necessary skill set for a high-demand, growing field.
As a waxer/finisher, you'll work in an on-site laboratory at an Affordable Dentures practice, focusing on same-day removable prosthetics. You'll learn on the job through ADDL's excellent training and education program. You'll experience strong earning potential, even while training. And the skills you learn will set the stage for a rewarding and enduring career.
Practice with a Purpose
An Affordable Dentures practice offers a unique business model, but it is also a mission. You will work in a practice that is primarily oriented to serving low-income and elderly patients, with services focused on removable prosthetics, tooth extractions, and minimally invasive implants.
While total tooth loss is declining, there is a wide disparity among socio-economic groups. Lower-income individuals continue to suffer disproportionately. This patient population has been vastly underserved, largely because of the cost of treatment in traditional general dentistry practices. In addition, more than 45 million Americans currently wear some type of removable prosthesis, and recent studies have found that the average denture is over 15 years old. By offering a less expensive option, Affordable Dentures practices are reaching out to meet the needs of this deserving and appreciative patient population.
The Affordable Dentures Practice Profile
- Mission-oriented practice, serving primarily low-income and elderly patients
- Services focused almost exclusively on removable prosthetics, tooth extractions, and mini dental implants
- On-site laboratory solely dedicated to the practicing dentists
- Patients can receive a full denture or partial the same day
- Monday through Friday – no nights or weekends
Well-Constructed Benefits
Working with a national laboratory company offers distinct advantages. At ADDL, you'll work in a state-of-the-art laboratory, utilizing advanced technologies and the absolute latest equipment. You'll collaborate with talented technicians and dentists, blending creativity and technology to reach out and make a difference in patients' lives.
With laboratory locations all across the country, ADDL offers many opportunities for advancement. Waxers/finishers have the opportunity to cross-train within the company, enabling advancement within your current lab or across labs through our ever-expanding network.
Waxer/Finisher Benefits
- Join a highly successful, national laboratory company
- Work in a state-of-the-art laboratory setting
- Strong earning potential, even while training
- Opportunities for upward mobility
- Excellent benefits including 401(k) retirement program
- Develop a high level of proficiency, focusing on dentures, partials, and related services
- Provide services to an underserved patient population
- Monday through Friday – no nights or weekends
- Paid vacation and holidays
Questions Anyone?
Who do I work for?
You are employed by Affordable Dentures Dental Laboratories, the nation’s largest removable prosthetic laboratory company. You will be a part of an on-site laboratory team that supports one client-dentist.
What are the hours?
The practices and labs operate Monday through Friday, usually from 8am until 5pm. There are no night schedules or weekends.
What does the benefits package consist of?
As a full-time employee of ADDL, you are eligible for a comprehensive health insurance plan, including medical insurance, life insurance, vision care, dental care, short- and long-term disability, and a flexible benefit plan. You are eligible for these benefits after 90 days of service. In addition, you are eligible for a 401(k) retirement plan with an initial 3% company contribution and then a 2-to-1 company match on the next 2% you invest. You are eligible for the 401(k) plan after one year of service and are fully vested at that time.
Does the lab just produce removable dentures?
All on-site ADDL labs provide full dentures and partials, and some provide implant retained over-dentures. Most dentures and partials are provided the same day if the patient arrives early enough in the morning for the bite registration and impression.
Is there a training program and opportunities for advancement?
ADDL provides all technicians, regardless of skill level, a comprehensive training program once you become employed. There is also on-going training and skills assessment once you become part of the team. These allow you to increase your skill level and become eligible for advancement opportunities. With more than 170 labs in 37 states and continued expansion each year, there are always opportunities for advancement if you meet the required qualifications.
