Dental technician
Dental technician
Also known as
Clinical dental technician
AUT programmes
Work environment
- Usually work regular business hours, but may work evenings and weekends
- Usually work in dental laboratories
- Need to be organised and methodical
Typical tasks
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements
- Apply parting agents or other solutions to moulds
- Inspect medical or dental assistive devices
- Mix ingredients to create specific finishes
- Place materials into moulds
- Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production
- Cast moulds of patient anatomies to create medical or dental devices
- Prepare materials for processing
- Measure clients to ensure proper product fit
- Load items into ovens or furnaces
Salary information
| Lower | Most common | Upper |
| $50K | $60K-$92K | $119K |
Tips from AUT graduates
Professional registration
Dental Council of New Zealand
inquiries@dcnz.org.nz
04 499 4820