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As a dental technician, or dental technologist, you’ll use your design skills and dentistry knowledge to create and repair dental devices. Learn more about what it’s like to work in this role, what qualifications you’ll need and how your career could progress.
You’ll need a foundation degree or Level 3 diploma in dental technology to get a job. It’s also possible to get a job as a trainee dental technician and study part time.
If you want to do advanced dental technology work and further your career, you’ll need an undergraduate degree in dental technology.
Subjects to consider include:
Whatever route you choose, your qualifications need to be approved by the GDC.
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You don’t need a postgraduate qualification for this job, but it’s worth thinking about if you want to do advanced or specialist dental technology work.
You can do a master's in Dental Technology approved by the GDC.
As well as being able to use design software and make devices by hand, you’ll need an excellent knowledge of dentistry and medicine.
It’s a good idea to have some work experience before applying for a dental technician course or your first job. This might be in a laboratory, hospital or dental practice. This will strengthen your application, as well as helping you develop the analytical and practical skills needed for the role.
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