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CIT specialises in dental technology training and maintains very close professional links to the dental industry within Australia to ensure our training is at the leading edge of industry development.
CIT is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO No. 91849) and CRICOS Provider (03287M) registered under the authority of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 and the Educational Services for Overseas Students Act 2000. CIT delivers training and conducts assessments and issues nationally recognised qualifications in accordance with the Australian Quality Framework (AQF) and the National Code now only refers to the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018. These standards and codes are outlined in further detail elsewhere in this website.
The Diploma of Dental Technology is for people who would like to work in Dental Laboratories as Dental Technicians.
Learn moreDental Laboratory Assistants work for Dental Technicians, Dental Prosthetists and sometimes Dentists. The Dental Laboratory Assistant’s role includes a variety of duties that are focused on the fabrication of fixed and removable dental appliances. They work closely with the Dental Technician and construct some of the appliances that a Dental Technician manufactures.
A Dental Laboratory Assistant is a member of the dental team whose skills include the design and construction of dental appliances including dental models, registration rims for denture construction, impression trays, mouth guards and some other thermoformed appliances. Under the supervision of a Dental Technician, they work from a written prescription from the Dental Prosthetist, Dentist or Specialist Dentist. The Dental Laboratory Assistant translates two-dimensional design diagrams and written instructions into three-dimensional products according to accepted biological and mechanical principles.
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