Medical And Dental Prosthetic Technicians
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Tasks & Responsibilities
  • 01
    Discussing with medical and dental practitioners to formulate specifications and prescriptions of devices and equipment;
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    Making special impressions as instructed by the dental surgeon and preparing plaster casts of upper and lower jaws from wax impressions;
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    Shaping metal vulcanite or plastic plates for dentures and setting false teeth in plates;
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    Processing dentures in acrylic resin or metal and bridges according to the impression taken;
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    Forming porcelain teeth and crowns and repairing or making additions to existing dentures;
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    Performing related tasks; and
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    Supervising, scheduling and monitoring the tasks of other workers.

What are the skills required?

Skills, knowledege and abilities that are essential to carry out a task with determined results. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.

Soft Skill
Communication
The ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff is essential, no matter what industry you work in.
Soft Skill
English
Able to speak English
Hard Skill
Occlusion
Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth.
Field of Study Required
Field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar academic entry requirements.
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