Dental Prosthetics Technician

A career-focused program to design, manufacture and adjust dental prostheses in a lab or workshop.

Key information

Diploma: Dental Prosthetics Technician
Duration: 2 years
Entry level: High school level (any track) or a professional qualification diploma

Overview▼

The Dental Prosthetics Technician is a professional with the skills needed to carry out all work related to the fitting of a dental prosthesis.

Professional profile

Design and produce fixed prostheses (metal and metal-resin).
Measure, draw, carve, mold, assemble, test and adjust prosthesis mock-ups and models.
Manufacture and adjust the final prosthesis frameworks and supports.
Identify, clean and store instruments and prosthetics equipment.
Keep laboratory rooms clean and well organized.
Identify the technical, aesthetic and economic characteristics of materials and accessories used for prosthesis production.

Training outcomes▼

By the end of the program, graduates will be able to:

Manufacture dental prostheses (bridges, crowns or posts, partial resin dentures, full removable dentures, cast metal frameworks).
Replace a natural organ with an artificial organ.
Pour dental impressions.
Manufacture maxillofacial prostheses.
Master dental terminology.

Career opportunities▼

Graduates can work in a hospital center or a private clinic. They may also open their own workshop if they are proactive and entrepreneurial.

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