Dental Prosthetics

About the course

Upgrade your Bachelor of Dental Technology qualifications and work directly with patients, diagnosing, designing, manufacturing and fitting removable dentures. You'll undertake a mix of coursework and clinical practice, studying under specialists from various disciplines. The programme develops clinical skills, patient care fundamentals, and health sciences knowledge for registered practice pathways.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue roles providing patient-facing removable denture services in dental clinics and laboratories. Career paths commonly include dental prosthetist practice, denture design and manufacture, clinical denture fitting and adjustment, and related oral health prosthetics work. You may work in private practice, multidisciplinary dental centres, or dental laboratories, applying advanced technical and clinical skills gained through this Bachelor of Dental Prosthetics. Preparing graduates for nursing, allied health, and community care professional registration and graduate roles.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as dental specialist, dental practitioner, dental surgeon, dental laboratory assistant, dental assistant, dental hygienist, and etc. in companies including Dentsply Internationa, Henry Schein, National Dentex, Young Innovations, Patterson Dental, and etc.

Explore the double degree available

Dental Technology

Living Costs in Gold Coast**

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Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 22 - 29	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,564 - 2,068	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,096 - 1,449
Transportation (Daily) A$ 3 - 9	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 234 - 310

Average Salary***

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*Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2020)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: payscale.com