Dental technicians design, make and repair the dental appliances used for improving patients' appearance, speech or ability to eat.
£22,000 Starter
to£58,000 Experienced
39 to 41 a week
between 8am and 6pm
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree or degree in dental technology approved by the General Dental Council.
You're likely to need a degree qualification to do advanced dental technology work.
You'll usually need:
You can follow a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Technology.
You'll usually need:
You can work as a trainee dental technician with a practice and study part-time. This could take up to 5 years, depending on which qualification you do.
You'll need to register with the GDC
You can get more details about how to become a dental technician from Health Careers.
You'll need:
Your tasks will depend on your specialism and could include:
You could work in a laboratory.
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could train as a healthcare scientist, specialising in reconstructive sciences, like maxillo-facial prosthetics through the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP).
With experience you could set up your own laboratory, or work abroad.
In a commercial lab, you could become a senior or chief technician. Or you could move into quality control, sales or management. You could also become a teacher.
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