Satisfactory completion of Year 12 or overseas equivalent .
Academic IELTS score of 6.0 Overall with minimum of 6.0 in all bands or equivalent.
Description
Dental Technicians work in a laboratory, constructing, repairing and adjusting dental appliances, under the prescription of dentists, dental prosthetists or dental specialists. You will learn how to make dentures and other dental appliances including crowns, bridges, mouthguards, sleep appliances, pre- and post-oral and maxillofacial surgical devices, and orthodontic appliances.
Qualifications & Skills Covered
This qualification reflects the role of a dental technician responsible for construction and repair of dentures and other dental appliances including crowns, bridges, partial dentures, pre- and post-oral and maxillofacial surgical devices, and orthodontic appliances. To complete this qualification you are required to complete all 21 core units and 4 electives.
Course Notes
Applicants should have an understanding of the job role of a dental technician and where they fit in to the dental team.
CRICOS Code: 0100003
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Course Units
Core
Articulate models and transfer records
Communicate and work in health or community services
Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
Construct cast removable alloy partial denture framework
Construct ceramic and fixed restorations
Construct complete removable acrylic dentures and appliances
Construct crown and bridge structures
Construct custom impression trays
Construct immediate dentures
Construct models
Construct oral splints
Construct orthodontic appliances
Construct registration rims
Construct removable acrylic partial dentures
Construct thermoformed bases and appliances
Design digital dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided design (CAD)
Join alloy structures
Maintain work health and safety
Provide first aid
Repair and modify dentures and appliances
Work with diverse people
Elective
Construct dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
Deliver and monitor a service to customers
Maintain business resources
Organise workplace information
Use business technology
Dental technicians work in dental laboratories on their own or in groups, under the prescription of dentists, dental prosthetists or dental specialists.
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
