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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs.galfriday" data-source="post: 263602" data-attributes="member: 10312"><p>Me: A friend asked if I would like to take a delivery job in a dental lab. It was August and I just turned 18 (1974),I said I'd love to. It was my first job. I also did some invoicing. The first lab closed/split and I was contacted for the new lab in the capacity of office and delivery. I then switched places with the old office woman (she was training in the plaster room) as I was more suited for the plaster work position. I was very good with my hands (sewing, drawing etc.) so this was a logical step. I am a clean worker and my plaster and die trimming work was appreciated, one dentist loved my trims to much that he stopped demanding to look at all trimmed dies. A year later I was asked to join the porcelain dept in the capacity of glazer and was to learn porcelain as well. I learned at an accelerated pace. It was ridiculously easy for me, to follow instructions. Thus I became a builder, with glaze, opaque, office skills. <img src="/forums/images/smilies/test/five.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="Five" title="Five Five" data-shortname="Five" /> years later I added grinding skills to my resume. These were all mid size labs.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I developed pain in my hands while grinding procelain. I was also commuting by bicycle so I determined it was NOT The injury de jour - carpel tunnel - besides I was not one to follow that route. Old school builders did not even try for accuracy. For them, not having to add-on was an achievement. I never berated them for the garbage they produced but, I became increasingly alienated. The good news, I met my future husband (the H) at California Dental lab. I left to give my hands a break. Took a 15 year hiatus in the office of a Court Reporting firm (actually 2, as the first one was sold to my next boss). Loved that too. I always loved to work. Loved my Fridays too. haha. Then my mom became ill, died a few years later and I returned to the laboratories.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile my husband chugged along as an increasingly skilled and knowledgeable dental technician. 7 years with his Uncle, 20 years with California pioneering the implants in the 80s-90's - full mouth back then with superstructures, (Marty has a photo album with his work) He translated the doctors imagination into the physical reality. Helped with 3 start-ups along the way. Finally became disillusioned by two years (yes, it was extended by 6 mos) with Federal Jury Duty and a boss with ADD (a screamer). aHEM. Meanwhile I had signed up with Ivoclar for the Las Vegas training. So, we took the class together. We then found a spot for out lab, which I documented at this site. It took three months to clear and build because of a mildly crazy/cranky hoarder. We opened October 2013.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs.galfriday, post: 263602, member: 10312"] Me: A friend asked if I would like to take a delivery job in a dental lab. It was August and I just turned 18 (1974),I said I'd love to. It was my first job. I also did some invoicing. The first lab closed/split and I was contacted for the new lab in the capacity of office and delivery. I then switched places with the old office woman (she was training in the plaster room) as I was more suited for the plaster work position. I was very good with my hands (sewing, drawing etc.) so this was a logical step. I am a clean worker and my plaster and die trimming work was appreciated, one dentist loved my trims to much that he stopped demanding to look at all trimmed dies. A year later I was asked to join the porcelain dept in the capacity of glazer and was to learn porcelain as well. I learned at an accelerated pace. It was ridiculously easy for me, to follow instructions. Thus I became a builder, with glaze, opaque, office skills. Five years later I added grinding skills to my resume. These were all mid size labs. Unfortunately, I developed pain in my hands while grinding procelain. I was also commuting by bicycle so I determined it was NOT The injury de jour - carpel tunnel - besides I was not one to follow that route. Old school builders did not even try for accuracy. For them, not having to add-on was an achievement. I never berated them for the garbage they produced but, I became increasingly alienated. The good news, I met my future husband (the H) at California Dental lab. I left to give my hands a break. Took a 15 year hiatus in the office of a Court Reporting firm (actually 2, as the first one was sold to my next boss). Loved that too. I always loved to work. Loved my Fridays too. haha. Then my mom became ill, died a few years later and I returned to the laboratories. Meanwhile my husband chugged along as an increasingly skilled and knowledgeable dental technician. 7 years with his Uncle, 20 years with California pioneering the implants in the 80s-90's - full mouth back then with superstructures, (Marty has a photo album with his work) He translated the doctors imagination into the physical reality. Helped with 3 start-ups along the way. Finally became disillusioned by two years (yes, it was extended by 6 mos) with Federal Jury Duty and a boss with ADD (a screamer). aHEM. Meanwhile I had signed up with Ivoclar for the Las Vegas training. So, we took the class together. We then found a spot for out lab, which I documented at this site. It took three months to clear and build because of a mildly crazy/cranky hoarder. We opened October 2013. [/QUOTE]
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