Senior / Lead Full-Arch & Crowns Dental Designer Exocad & 3Shape

Senior / Lead Full-Arch & Crowns Dental Designer – Exocad & 3Shape

Location: Mohali / Chandigarh, Punjab

Position: Full-Time | Senior / Lead Designer

Experience: 10+ Years Preferred

Compensation: ₹10–12 LPA + Performance-Based Incentives

Specialization: Same-Day Full-Arch Implant Prosthetics / All-on-X

About the Role

We are a U.S.-based dental organization operating 10 practices in Northern California, including advanced implant and full-mouth rehabilitation centers.

We are establishing a dedicated Digital Dental Design Center in Mohali/Chandigarh and are seeking an exceptional Senior Full-Arch Dental Designer to manage complex implant cases—from digital records to final manufacturing-ready designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design same-day All-on-X immediate-load provisionals
• Create FP1 and FP3 full-arch prostheses
• Design final zirconia and titanium-bar-supported restorations
• Manage photogrammetry, intraoral scan and scan-body workflows
• Align pre-operative, post-operative and reference scans
• Design PMMA and 3D-printed provisionals
• Design Crowns, Veneers, Nightguards, Temps etc.
• Develop accurate gingival architecture, emergence profiles and intaglio surfaces
• Manage implant angulation, MUA positioning and screw-access channels
• Evaluate prosthetic space, material thickness, connector strength and cantilevers
• Establish proper occlusion, VDO, midline, smile line, phonetics and lip support
• Communicate directly with U.S. doctors and laboratory teams
• Complete time-sensitive designs without compromising fit, function or esthetics
• Perform final design quality control before manufacturing

Required ExpertiseExocad – Expert Level

• DentalCAD
• Implant Module
• Full Denture Module
• Model Creator
• Smile Creator
• Full-arch implant workflows
• Multi-unit abutment libraries
• Custom tooth libraries
• Digital articulation
• Full-mouth wax-ups
• Screw-retained restorations
• Complex STL alignment and manipulation

Strong knowledge of 3Shape Dental System, particularly implant and full-arch workflows, is highly desirable.

Clinical and Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have an advanced understanding of:

• Occlusion, VDO and CR/MIP
• Anterior and canine guidance
• AP spread and cantilevers
• Passive fit and prosthetic space
• Implant angulation and MUA positioning
• Material thickness and connector strength
• Emergence profiles and tissue pressure
• Hygiene contours and intaglio design
• Phonetics, lip support, smile line and tooth proportions

You must be able to identify potential clinical or manufacturing problems before the prosthesis is produced.

Additional Design Experience

Experience with the following is preferred:

• Crowns, bridges and veneers
• Implant crowns and custom abutments
• Implant bridges
• Full-mouth rehabilitation
• Digital dentures and overdentures
• PMMA and zirconia restorations

Candidate Requirements

• 10+ years of dental laboratory or CAD design experience preferred
• Extensive Exocad experience
• Strong 3Shape knowledge
• Proven same-day full-arch and high-volume All-on-X experience
• Experience with photogrammetry and digital implant records
• Advanced understanding of dental anatomy, implant prosthetics and occlusion
• Ability to work accurately under strict same-day deadlines
• Excellent English communication skills
• Experience communicating directly with dentists and clinical teams

Portfolio and Design Assessment

Applicants must provide a portfolio showing:

1. Same-day full-arch provisional designs
2. Final zirconia full arches
3. FP1 and FP3 cases
4. Titanium-bar-supported designs
5. Complex implant cases
6. Before, design and final-restoration examples, where available

Shortlisted candidates will complete a practical full-arch design assessment.

Leadership Opportunity

The successful candidate may grow into the role of Lead Full-Arch Designer – India, with responsibility for:

• Recruiting and training additional designers
• Building and managing a digital design team
• Establishing full-arch design protocols
• Developing Exocad libraries and presets
• Creating reliable same-day workflows
• Performing final design QC
• Maintaining quality standards across all locations

We are looking for more than an Exocad operator. We need a designer who understands the clinical objective, anticipates problems, communicates intelligently with doctors and delivers beautiful, functional and manufacturing-ready full-arch prostheses under same-day time constraints.