Clinical dental technician

Level

Higher

Length

2 yrs

typical

Sector

Health and science

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Clinical dental technicians (CDT) are General Dental Council (GDC) registered dental professionals who provide complete dentures direct to patients and other dental devices such as partial dentures to the…

What you'd do

Assess patients and take clinical histories before treatment

Take impressions for complete and partial dentures

Provide complete dentures directly to suitable patients

Make partial dentures and appliances to a dentist's prescription

Fit and adjust appliances at review appointments

Carry out decontamination of dental instruments

Maintain accurate clinical records and consent documentation

What you'd learn

Dental anatomy, oral pathology and prosthetics science

Clinical assessment of patients for removable dental appliances

Impression taking and working with dental materials

Denture design, construction and fitting techniques

Infection control and decontamination in dental settings

Patient communication, consent and record-keeping

GDC professional standards and the CDT scope of practice

Ready to look for a place?

See live Clinical dental technician apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.

Find vacancies

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