Frank Polanco
Manteca,California (CA)
Summary
Highly skilled Dental Ceramist with experience in creating dental prosthetics and restorations. Well-versed and experienced in all type of Dental laboratory works, preparing ceramic materials, and using specific color guidelines for teeth reconstruction. Strengths include keen observation skills, precision, artistic ability, and familiarity with latest ceramist techniques and programs for crown designs. Consistently contributed to enhancing patient satisfaction by providing high-quality dental solutions in previous roles.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Ceramist
Reliance Dental Designs
Manteca, California (CA)
06.2024 - Current
- Fabricated custom dental appliances, such as crowns, bridges, veneers, inlays, and onlays using porcelain materials.
- Performed finishing procedures on ceramic restorations such as staining, glazing and firing ceramics according to established protocols.
- Utilized CAD and CAM technology for designing digital models of patient specific prosthetic devices.
- Matched appearance of natural teeth by applying stains and glazes to restorations.
- Created artificial teeth by bonding porcelain to metal, producing attractive and durable dental work.
- Polished finished work to smooth rough edges and provide ideal fit.
Dental Lab Owner
Polanco Dental Studio
Manteca, California (CA)
03.2005 - Current
- Prepared dental impressions and models of teeth utilizing waxes, plaster, and other materials.
- Fabricated custom appliances such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays and orthodontic appliances.
- Cut and shaped metal frameworks for full and partial dentures.
- Molded acrylic resins to fabricate denture bases.
- Repaired existing prosthetics including relines, rebases, repairs and adjustments.
- Assisted in the fabrication of implant-supported restorations such as abutments and bars.
- Inspected finished products for quality control purposes before shipping them out for delivery.
- Utilized CAD and CAM technology to design and fabricate dental restorations from digital images.
- Maintained accurate records of all cases worked on throughout the day.
- Ordered supplies needed for daily operations in a timely manner.
- Provided customer service support by answering questions about product specifications or pricing information.
- Performed routine maintenance tasks on laboratory equipment as needed.
- Created artificial teeth by bonding porcelain to metal, producing attractive and durable dental work.
- Used articulators and micrometers to check conformance of appliances and occlusion accuracy.
- Modeled patient mouth to produce accurate fits by using dental impression plaster and molds.
- Evaluated model functionality with use of bite-mimicking apparatus, adjusting devices to optimize performance.
- Created implants using waxes, ceramics and metals.
- Polished finished work to smooth rough edges and provide ideal fit.
- Fabricated, altered and repaired dental devices such as dentures, bridges, inlays and crowns.
- Matched appearance of natural teeth by applying stains and glazes to restorations.
- Cleaned and calibrated laboratory equipment.
Dental Technician- Wax & Metal Finish
Burbank Dental Laboratory
Burbank, California (CA)
01.2002 - 04.2005
- Operated grinding machines to finish metal parts according to specifications.
- Polished surfaces of metal parts with emery cloth and buffing wheels.
- Inspected final product for conformance to quality standards.
- Utilized a variety of tools such as lathes and grinders to shape restorative materials into desired shapes.
- Conducted quality control tests on completed products to ensure accuracy and safety standards were met.
- Polished finished dental prosthetics with pumice stones or diamond burs to create smooth surfaces.
- Prepared wax patterns for metal castings used in creating crowns, bridges, inlays, and onlays.
- Applied porcelain stains onto ceramic restorations to achieve desired coloration effects.
Dental Technician - Wax & Metal Finish for UCLA
Eurodentlab
Granada Hills, California (CA)
02.1998 - 11.2001
- Assisted in the design of crowns, bridges, veneers, and other types of restorations.
- Polished finished dental prosthetics with pumice stones or diamond burs to create smooth surfaces.
- Prepared wax patterns for metal castings used in creating crowns, bridges, inlays, and onlays.
- Applied porcelain stains onto ceramic restorations to achieve desired coloration effects.
- Inspected finished products visually under magnification loupes prior to delivery to the dentist's office.
- Polished finished work to smooth rough edges and provide ideal fit.
- Used articulators and micrometers to check conformance of appliances and occlusion accuracy.
Dental Technician - Model Work
Polanco Dental Laboratory
Highland Park, California (CA)
01.1996 - 02.1998
- Fabricated models from impressions taken by the dentist.
- Used articulators for accuracy and precise bite measurements.
Education
Associate of Arts - Agronomy And Crop Science
Instituto Vocational Menonita
Honduras01-1975
Skills
- Artistic ability
- Organization and Planning
- Quality Control Management
- Dental prosthetics
- Instrument Calibration
- Restoration fabrication
- Wax pattern development
- Equipment Operation
- Appliance Fabrication
- Quality Control Analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Professional Demeanor
- Adaptability and Flexibility
Certification
CAPTEK crown and bridge training - 2005
Ivoclar - e.max crown and bridge training - 2006
Timeline
Dental Ceramist
Reliance Dental Designs
06.2024 - Current
Dental Lab Owner
Polanco Dental Studio
03.2005 - Current
Dental Technician- Wax & Metal Finish
Burbank Dental Laboratory
01.2002 - 04.2005
Dental Technician - Wax & Metal Finish for UCLA
Eurodentlab
02.1998 - 11.2001
Dental Technician - Model Work
Polanco Dental Laboratory
01.1996 - 02.1998
Associate of Arts - Agronomy And Crop Science
Instituto Vocational Menonita
CAPTEK crown and bridge training - 2005
Ivoclar - e.max crown and bridge training - 2006
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