Tijana Gligoric

• Polished completed molds and prostheses and maintained high standards of final products for best-in-class care.
• Collaborated with dentists to create accurate dental restorations, improving patient satisfaction.
• Developed custom color matching techniques for improved aesthetic results in dental prosthetics.
• Read prescriptions or specifications and examined models or impressions to determine design of dental products to be constructed.
• Verified appliance conformance with specifications and accuracy of occlusion using microscope, articulators, and other tools.
• Contributed to marketing efforts by creating visually appealing sample cases for display at industry trade shows or educational events, showcasing skillset within our lab facility.
• Performed quality control checks on completed cases before shipment, reducing need for costly remakes or adjustments.
• Worked closely with other specialists like orthodontists and periodontists when necessary to deliver comprehensive treatment plans for patients requiring multi-disciplinary care.
• Trained and supervised other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
• Mastered various software programs utilized within field of dental technology, increasing proficiency in designing digital restorations.
• Streamlined laboratory processes for increased efficiency and faster turnaround times.
• Removed excess metal or porcelain and polished surfaces of prostheses or frameworks using polishing machines.
• Assisted functionality of completed models with help of apparatus mimicking human bite and adjusted devices to enhance performance.
• Built and shaped artificial gums to achieve snug, comfortable fit in patient's mouth.
• Mentored junior technicians, providing guidance on best practices and techniques in dental technology.
• Adhered to strict infection control protocols while handling patient impressions or models, protecting both laboratory staff and the end-user from potential cross-contamination risks.
• Maintained clean and organized work environment to ensure safety and compliance with industry standards.
• Implemented preventive maintenance schedules for lab equipment, prolonging lifespan of valuable tools and machinery used in daily operations.
• Produced high-quality dental prosthetics using combination of traditional hand techniques and modern digital fabrication methods, ensuring consistent results across all cases.
• Communicated effectively with team members to coordinate case priorities and ensure timely delivery of quality products.
• Completed extensive wear tests to assess designs for long-term durability.
• Constructed artificial metal and porcelain teeth with attractive finishes and durable frameworks.

• Ensuring proper design, construction, repair or alteration of dental prosthetic, restorative, and orthodontic devices.
• To educate, consult and help dental technology assistants

• Enhanced dental restoration quality by accurately matching tooth shades and designing custom ceramic crowns and bridges with all available materials in dental market
• Meticulously crafted veneers, implants, and various prosthetic devices to meet individual patient needs.
• Developed skills working with zirconia and e.max restorations, ensuring durability and natural appearance.
• Completed repairs on various types of apparatus, monitoring work closely to maintain accuracy and meet patient needs.
• Collaborated with dentists to ensure proper fit and function of restorations, resulting in high patient satisfaction.
• Tested completed appliances for functionality before shipping them to patients or dental offices.
• Managed multiple cases simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and prioritizing workloads efficiently.
• Polished completed molds and prostheses and maintained high standards of final products for best-in-class care.
• Assisted functionality of completed models with help of apparatus mimicking human bite and adjusted devices to enhance performance.
• Built and shaped artificial gums to achieve snug, comfortable fit in patient's mouth.
• Attended industry conferences and workshops to stay informed on the latest developments in dental ceramics technology.
• Contributed artistic expertise in creating natural-looking restorations that met patients'' aesthetic desires.
• Read prescriptions or specifications and examined models or impressions to determine design of dental products to be constructed.
• Removed excess metal or porcelain and polished surfaces of prostheses or frameworks using polishing machines.
• Maintained a clean and organized work environment, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and best practices.
• Adhered to specifications to craft well-fitting appliances.

• making custom trays, bite blocks, teeth set up, finish and polishing cases for
• aclylic dentures
• complite dentures
• implant overdentures
• cast partial dentures

• fabrication and finishing Ortho appliances:
• Nightguards,
• Snoring appliances (EMA, Sleepease, protrusive monoblock)
• Essix retainers
• clear liners
• sport guards,
• Proform nightguards

- Ensure proper design, and right material for crown and bridge work.

-read prescription, understand prescription and to make sure we followed dentist request.

-ensure right fit using microscop and right occlusion using articulator.

-help technician with porcelain work

-CAD CAM design of crown and bridge work

• Meticulously crafted veneers, implants, and various prosthetic devices to meet individual patient needs.
• Enhanced dental restoration quality by accurately matching tooth shades and designing custom ceramic crowns and bridges.
• Developed skills working with zirconia and e.max restorations, ensuring durability and natural appearance.
• Managed multiple cases simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and prioritizing workloads efficiently.
• Polished completed molds and prostheses and maintained high standards of final products for best-in-class care.
• Assisted functionality of completed models with help of apparatus mimicking human bite and adjusted devices to enhance performance.

• disinfection of impressions, pouring and makin presentable model work for fabrication of dental devises.
• fine trimming margins of dies for snug fit of porcelain crowns.
• maintain clean workplace
• maintaining dental equipment for extension of life span
• learning new skill when primary job is finished. (porcelain application, pressing emax, itero modelwork...)

• pouring and pindexing
• waxing up metal copings
• porcelain application on PFM crowns

-Pouring models

-custom trays,

-bite blocks

-teeth set up

-processing and polishing final acrylic dentures and cust partial dentures

Training for dental technology:

Crown and bridge,

Denture,

Cast partial dentures