Dental Technology
If you are looking for a exciting career or even a course to help you further your studies at a university level Dental Technology could be just what your looking for.
Course Overview
Dental Technician’s Build & Design Prosthetic implants and False Teeth alongside Dentists for their patients.
Some of the task you will undertake are:
- Make models of the mouth and teeth from impressions of the patient’s mouth supplied by the dentist.
- Build up wax replicas of the Mouth & Teeth for creating accurate moulds & prosthetics.
- Replacing the wax mould with more permanent materials to be used on the patient. For example plastics, ceramics & Metals.
- Clean, Polish & Finish the product ready for placement in the patient.
- Make appliances for patients with cleft palates, braces and plates for correcting irregular teeth and mouth guards & other Orthodontic apparatus.
Diploma Of Dental Technology
Course Duration
2 years
Intake Dates
Intake dates are ongoing thoughout the year at various locations.
Locations
Gold Coast, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
Cost
From $18,500
The Course Details
Graduate Outcome
Potential Career Outcomes and Job Forecast:
The Diploma of Dental Technology course provides a pathway to Bachelor of Oral Health & Dental Technology, you may be given Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) for your Diploma of Dental Technology and reduce the time of the course significantly.
- Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists to November 2019 is expected to grow moderately.
- The most common level of educational attainment for Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists is Bachelor degree (70.6 per cent).
- Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists are mainly employed in Health Care and Social Assistance, Manufacturing and Public Administration and Safety.
Common Course Requirements
- IELTS Level of 6.0 with no band less then a 5.5
- Students must have completed year 12 or the equivalent in their home country
- Student must be 18 or turning 18 with in the first year of their course.
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Offices
Gold Coast Office
2575 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach, QLD, 4215
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