I made teeth today!
Jun. 29th, 2005 09:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreWell, sort of.
I'm settling in at my new job, driving for a very small dental lab (three people total) that makes fake teeth. Most of my day involves going to various dental offices to pick up molds and impressions, and return the forms and finished product. Along with that, I clean the office and lab (not a big problem, since its so small), run errands, and break plaster off forms (which is fun.)
But today, I started learning how to make teeth. We took a set of impressions that the two pros had already finished working with, and R. showed me how to mix the "stone" (we used the slowest setting mix) fill the impression, get the bubbles out, and finally how to grind the finished form down to a usable size. The grinder, by the way, does not discriminate between forms and fingers.
My first effort had no bubbles, thank you very much, and I did a decent enough job grinding. Tomorrow, time permitting, I'm going to learn articulation.
Whatever the hell that is.
Over all, I'm enjoying the job. The only drawback is my boss is a heavy smoker, so the car smells like an ashtray.
I'm settling in at my new job, driving for a very small dental lab (three people total) that makes fake teeth. Most of my day involves going to various dental offices to pick up molds and impressions, and return the forms and finished product. Along with that, I clean the office and lab (not a big problem, since its so small), run errands, and break plaster off forms (which is fun.)
But today, I started learning how to make teeth. We took a set of impressions that the two pros had already finished working with, and R. showed me how to mix the "stone" (we used the slowest setting mix) fill the impression, get the bubbles out, and finally how to grind the finished form down to a usable size. The grinder, by the way, does not discriminate between forms and fingers.
My first effort had no bubbles, thank you very much, and I did a decent enough job grinding. Tomorrow, time permitting, I'm going to learn articulation.
Whatever the hell that is.
Over all, I'm enjoying the job. The only drawback is my boss is a heavy smoker, so the car smells like an ashtray.
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Date: 30 Jun 2005 04:55 (UTC)no subject
Date: 30 Jun 2005 05:12 (UTC)That sounds like a pretty cool job.
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Date: 30 Jun 2005 05:34 (UTC)no subject
Date: 30 Jun 2005 06:58 (UTC)no subject
Date: 30 Jun 2005 14:31 (UTC)-Tom
(*Sung like the chant "We make holes in teeth" - which was used in Crest toothpaste commercials when I was a kid)
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Date: 1 Jul 2005 16:42 (UTC)Happy early birthday!!
Susan