About this role
Dental Technicians construct and repair dentures and other dental appliances.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for a Dental Technician include:
- dental technicians work from a mould of a client's mouth made by a dentist or a clinical dental technician, and custom-make a wide range of appliances for the mouth, including: removable partial dentures
- crowns (covers for broken or damaged teeth)
- dentures
- removable orthodontic appliances (plates with wires to straighten teeth)
- mouthguards
- splints for broken or cracked jawbones
- anti-snoring devices
- teeth whitening trays. clinical dental technicians: assess oral tissue
- recognise abnormal conditions of the mouth
- take impressions of teeth
- make partial dentures, full dentures and other oral devices
- reline dentures that are ill-fitting.
Courses that can lead to a career as a Dental Technician
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6 courses
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- 1–2 years
- Cost varies
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- 6 months – 2 years
- Cost varies
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- 18 months – 2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- Has entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available