Specialized Dental Prosthetics Technician

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

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Key information

Diploma: Specialized Dental Prosthetics Technician
Duration: 3 years
Entry level: High school diploma (science) or higher, or a technician diploma in dental prosthetics

Program and career

Overview▼

The Specialized 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 partial and full removable dentures.
Design and produce fixed prostheses (metal and metal-resin).
Measure, draw, cast, carve, mold, assemble, test and adjust prosthesis mock-ups and models.
Manufacture and adjust the final prosthesis supports.
Identify the technical, aesthetic and economic characteristics of materials and accessories.

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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