TAFE Queensland offers courses in dental assisting, dental technology, and dental prosthetics. Dental assistants work alongside dentists and assist with dental radiography, oral healthcare procedures, and sterilising equipment. Dental technicians construct models and custom impression trays, build removable acrylic dentures and alloy frames, and make crown and bridge structures. Dental prostheticians provide complete and partial dentures, dental appliances, and mouth-guards to the public.
There is expected to be strong growth in the oral healthcare industry over the next five years due to the ageing population and the increasing number of consumers with private health insurance extras cover.
TAFE Queensland has a great reputation for providing practical and industry-focused training. As a TAFE Queensland dental student you'll study in our fully-equipped, state-of-the-art dental clinic and get experience from industry placements. Graduating diploma students will also be eligible for provisional registration with the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetics Board of Queensland.
View dental coursesFind out more about our dental facilities including our dental laboratory and open to the public denture clinic where dental assistants and dental prosthetists can put their skills into practice. Our industry-experienced teachers are happy to pass their knowledge and skills on to you and prepare you to start your career sooner.
Valetta Green is one of our Dental Technology Teachers and she shares a little of her story with us; how she got into teaching, what she loves about teaching, and how she juggles both teaching and working in the dental technology industry. Our teachers are the best at what they do. They are industry-experienced and will support you all the way.
Find out more about the facilities you'll have access to as a TAFE Queensland dental student, including our fully-equipped dental and dental prosthetics laboratories.