Dental Technology
Build your career with pathways to Dentistry or qualify with Job Ready skills as a Dental Technician
- Upskill in one of the best and biggest dental labs in Australia
- Gain an employment edge by training with qualified technicians
- Establishing strong industry links
Yorke Institute is the only provider offering training in a commercial Dental laboratory
Yorke Institute has partnered with one of a leading dental laboratory in Victoria to offer a unique form of training for the HLT55115 Diploma of Dental Technology course.
The partnership with a premier commercial dental laboratory enables our students to be trained by some of the most experienced and skilled technicians in the industry. All practical training will be conducted in a commercial dental laboratory, not a classroom.
Work experience
Yorke Institute Dental students will be given opportunities to work with our partnering dental labs.
Our students who have progressed to a satisfactory academic and skill level will be placed on a work experience rotation at the dental laboratory. They will work side by side with experienced and skilled technicians and dental prosthesis on various commercial tasks. They will learn commercial practices through the use of current and advanced technology.
Technology
The dental laboratory possesses every piece of equipment expected of a world-class Laboratory including the most advanced CAD-CAM facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Students will learn how qualified CAD-CAM technicians operate these machines to produce accurate and high quality work in real commercial environment.
The dental laboratory is complete with a separate scanning and milling room where two of the most technologically advanced Milling machines by Wieland Zeno and iMES operate round the clock.
Students will learn how Crown & Bridge frameworks and copings are designed and cut using 3Shape scanners and milling machines by iMES and Wieland Zeno.
Digital Technology
The dental laboratory is a pioneer in 3Shape Trios Intra-Oral Scanner. With Intra-oral scanning, impressions taken by dentists can be sent via email instead of courier. The dental laboratory’s state-of-the-art milling machines are used to design and manufacture Crowns whilst the models are printed by a 3D printer.
| National Code and Title | HLT55115 - Diploma of Dental Technology |
| Location | Queen Street, Melbourne and Coburg |
| Course Duration | 92 weeks ( including holidays) |
| Entry Requirement | 18 years old and above
IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 550 or proficiency level of Language Literacy and Numeracy(LLN). Completion of secondary studies in home country equivalent to Australian Year 12 qualification or Completion of a Year 12 in Australia or completion of foundation course in Australia or other countries |
| Prerequisites | There are no prerequisites for entry to this qualification however there are prerequisites for specific units. Refer to the Table of Unit Code below |
1 April , 1 June , 17 July , 7 August, 4 September, 9 October
Diploma of Dental Technology |
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Academic Pathway Advanced Diploma of Dental Technology |
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| Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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Career Pathway Dental Technicians Dental Prosthesis |
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Code |
Unit Description |
| CHCCOM005 | Communicate and work in health or community services |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diver people |
| HLTAID003 | Provide first aid |
| HLTDET001 | Construct models |
| HLTDET002 | Construct custom impression trays |
| HLTDET003 | Construct registration rims |
| HLTDET004 | Articulate models and transfer records |
| HLTDET005 | Construct thermoformed bases and appliances |
| HLTDET006 | Construct immediate dentures |
| HLTDET007 | Construct removable acrylic partial dentures |
| HLTDET008 | Construct cast removable allow partial denture framework |
| HLTDET009 | Construct crown and bridge structures |
| HLTDET010 | Join alloy structures |
| HLTDET011 | Construct ceramic and fixed restorations |
| HLTDET012 | Construct orthodontic appliances |
| HLTDET013 | Construct oral splints |
| HLTDET014 | Repair and modify dentures and appliances |
| HLTDET015 | Construct complete removable acrylic dentures and appliances |
| HLTINF001 | Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures |
| HLTWHS003 | Maintain work health and safety |
| BSBWOR204 | Use business technology |
| BSBADM311 | Maintain business resources |
| BSBCUS301 | Deliver and monitor a service to customers |
| BSBPMG522 | Undertake project work |
| CHCCOM002 | Use communication to build relationships |
Evidence gathering techniques
A range of assessment methods will be used to assess practical skills and knowledge on the unit performance criteria, including:
- Case Study
- Observation
- Written questioning
- Research project
- Third Party Evidence
- Portfolio
- RPL/RCC/CT
Yorke Institute is the only provider offering training in a commercial Dental laboratory
Yorke Institute has partnered with one of a leading dental laboratory in Victoria to offer a unique form of training for the HLT55115 Diploma of Dental Technology course.
The partnership with a premier commercial dental laboratory enables our students to be trained by some of the most experienced and skilled technicians in the industry. All practical training will be conducted in a commercial dental laboratory, not a classroom.
Work experience
Yorke Institute Dental students will be provided with work experience to conduct commercial work at the dental laboratory.
Our students who have progressed to a satisfactory academic and skill level will be placed on a work experience rotation at the dental laboratory. They will work side by side with experienced and skilled technicians and dental prosthesis on various commercial tasks. They will learn commercial practices through the use of current and advanced technology.
Technology
The dental laboratory possesses every piece of equipment expected of a world-class Laboratory including the most advanced CAD-CAM facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Students will learn how qualified CAD-CAM technicians operate these machines to produce accurate and high quality work in real commercial environment.
The dental laboratory is complete with a separate scanning and milling room where two of the most technologically advanced Milling machines by Wieland Zeno and iMES operate round the clock.
Students will learn how Crown & Bridge frameworks and copings are designed and cut using 3Shape scanners and milling machines by iMES and Wieland Zeno.
Digital Technology
The dental laboratory is a pioneer in 3Shape Trios Intra-Oral Scanner. With Intra-oral scanning, impressions taken by dentists can be sent via email instead of courier. The dental laboratory’s state-of-the-art milling machines are used to design and manufacture Crowns whilst the models are printed by a 3D printer.
| National Code and Title | HLT55115 - Diploma of Dental Technology |
| Location | Queen Street, Melbourne and Coburg |
| Duration | 92 weeks ( including holidays) |
| Entry Requirement | 18 years old and above
IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 550 or proficiency level of Language Literacy and Numeracy(LLN). Completion of secondary studies in home country equivalent to Australian Year 12 qualification or Completion of a Year 12 in Australia or completion of foundation course in Australia or other countries |
| Tuition Fee | Refer to Tuition Fee |
| Prerequisites | There are no prerequisites for entry to this qualification however there are prerequisites for specific units. Refer to the Table of Unit Code below |
|
Diploma of Dental Technology |
|
|
Academic Pathway Advanced Diploma of Dental Technology |
|
| Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
|
|
Career Pathway Dental Technicians Dental Prosthesis |
|
Code |
Unit Description |
| CHCCOM005 | Communicate and work in health or community services |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diver people |
| HLTAID003 | Provide first aid |
| HLTDET001 | Construct models |
| HLTDET002 | Construct custom impression trays |
| HLTDET003 | Construct registration rims |
| HLTDET004 | Articulate models and transfer records |
| HLTDET005 | Construct thermoformed bases and appliances |
| HLTDET006 | Construct immediate dentures |
| HLTDET007 | Construct removable acrylic partial dentures |
| HLTDET008 | Construct cast removable allow partial denture framework |
| HLTDET009 | Construct crown and bridge structures |
| HLTDET010 | Join alloy structures |
| HLTDET011 | Construct ceramic and fixed restorations |
| HLTDET012 | Construct orthodontic appliances |
| HLTDET013 | Construct oral splints |
| HLTDET014 | Repair and modify dentures and appliances |
| HLTDET015 | Construct complete removable acrylic dentures and appliances |
| HLTINF001 | Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures |
| HLTWHS003 | Maintain work health and safety |
| BSBWOR204 | Use business technology |
| BSBADM311 | Maintain business resources |
| BSBCUS301 | Deliver and monitor a service to customers |
| BSBPMG522 | Undertake project work |
| CHCCOM002 | Use communication to build relationships |
Evidence gathering techniques
A range of assessment methods will be used to assess practical skills and knowledge on the unit performance criteria, including:
- Case Study
- Observation
- Written questioning
- Research project
- Third Party Evidence
- Portfolio
- RPL/RCC/CT
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