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Dental technician
Level
5
Higher
Length
3 yrs
typical
Sector
Health and science
Pay
Paid
you earn while training
In a nutshell
Design, manufacture, modify and repair custom-made dental appliances. Typically the work is undertaken in a dental laboratory on a prescription from a dentist. The work can broadly be split into crown and bridge,…
What you'd do
Cast and trim dental models from impressions sent by practices
Design prosthetic devices using CAD software or hand-crafting techniques
Mill or press ceramic and metal frameworks for crowns and bridges
Apply porcelain layers and shade-match restorations to natural teeth
Construct full or partial dentures on articulator models
Quality-check finished appliances against the dental prescription
Maintain laboratory equipment and record batch materials used
What you'd learn
Materials science: metals, ceramics, acrylics, and composites used in dentistry
CAD/CAM software and digital workflow for prosthetic design
Fabrication of full and partial dentures to prescription
Crown and bridge construction techniques
Colour matching and aesthetic finishing of dental restorations
Infection control and laboratory health and safety
GDC registration requirements and professional standards
Ready to look for a place?
See live Dental technician apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
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