Diploma of Dental Technology
10 CRICOS providers offer this course to international students in 5 Australian cities. Typical tuition for the whole course is AUD $20,625 - $45,290, and it usually takes about 2 years.
- Typical tuition, whole course
- AUD $20,625 - $45,290
- Course length
- 2 yr - 2 yrs
- Providers
- 10 providers
- Cities
- 5 cities
Some providers include a work placement
Typical = the middle 80% of CRICOS tuition fees across providers. Full range AUD $20,625 - $47,280. Fees change, so confirm with the provider.
HLT55118 · Dental Technology
What it prepares you for
The Diploma of Dental Technology prepares you for work as a Dental Technician.
You complete 25 units: 21 core and 4 electives chosen by the provider.
Some providers include a work placement.
From the national register
This qualification reflects the role of a dental technician responsible for construction and repair of dentures and other dental appliances including crowns, bridges, partial dentures, pre- and post-oral and maxillofacial surgical devices, and orthodontic appliances.
Dental technicians work in dental laboratories on their own or in groups, under the prescription of dentists, dental prosthetists or dental specialists.
What you study
21 core units every student completes, plus 4 electives chosen by the provider. Unit names as listed in the official qualification.
- CHCCOM005Communicate and work in health or community services
- CHCDIV001Work with diverse people
- HLTAID011Provide First Aid
- HLTDET001Construct models
- HLTDET002Construct custom impression trays
- HLTDET003Construct registration rims
- HLTDET004Articulate models and transfer records
- HLTDET005Construct thermoformed bases and appliances
- HLTDET006Construct immediate dentures
- HLTDET007Construct removable acrylic partial dentures
Where it can take you
Typical jobs for this qualification, as listed on training.gov.au.
Dental Technician
Dental Technicians construct, repair and modify dentures, bridges, crowns and other dental appliances.
Registration and next steps
- No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Levels in the same field
Many students start lower and move up: a Certificate IV or Diploma can lead into a Bachelor degree, often with credit for what you have already studied.
- 01Certificate IIICertificate III in Dental Laboratory Assisting1 providerAUD $8,500
- 02Diploma · This courseDiploma of Dental Technology10 providersAUD $20,625 - $45,290
- 03Bachelor DegreeBachelor of Dental Technology1 providerAUD $141,000
- 04Bachelor (Hons)Bachelor of Dental Technology (Honours)1 providerAUD $47,000
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