Syllabus

Specific educational requirements in the profession of a dental technician

Psycho-physical requirements proper for the profession:

• independence,
• spatial imagination,
• perceptiveness,
• memory: sight and reconstructive,
• complete perception of colours and hues,
• ability to concentrate and divisibility of attention,
• sense of aesthetics,
• patience and perseverance,
• sense of duty and discipline,
• manual skills, meticulousness and precision,
• conscientiousness and responsibility,
• readiness to help,
• respect of other peoples' dignity.
   

The graduate of dental technique college should be prepared to perform the following tasks:

• preparing diagnostic models and die models of maxilla and mandible with the use of impressions made by the dentist, as well as their articulation,
• realizing technological procedures of laboratory production of dentures, orthodontic appliances and splints, obturators and epitez used in rehabilitation of the masticatory organ,
• carrying out the repairs of dental restorations and orthodontic appliances,
• carrying out works according to the clinical project.

The graduate of a dental technique college can work in:

• prosthetic laboratories,
• orthodontic laboratories.

Description of graduate's qualifications

The graduate is supposed to know how to:

• use the knowledge in the field of anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the masticatory organ
• define basic morphological and functional features of stomatognathic system, in particular: types of bite, participation of teeth in the process of articulation, traumatic occlusion, structure and function of temporomadibular joint
• explain the structure and function of articulators
• modify work methods during realisation of professional tasks
• define types of dentition and types of permanent and deciduous teeth and in their mutual configuration
• describe theories and methods of artificial teeth positioning in complete dentures
• describe prophylactic, therapeutic and remedial effect of dentures
• evaluate performed task at the clinical and laboratory stage
• bring to perfection the quality of manufactured works
• predict the consequences of faulty manufactured prosthetic work
• differentiate the types and properties of basic and auxiliary materials used in dental technique
• keep the requirements concerning utilization, storing and rational management of materials used in dental technique and orthodontics
• characterize and evaluate influence of basic materials on tissues and human body
• design prosthetic constructions, analyze and evaluate produced project
• use equipment and specialist apparatus
• evaluate impressions and produce gypsum model casts on their basis
• produce individual impression trays made from different materials used in implant-prosthetics, dental prosthetics and orthodontics
• prepare occlusal rims
• fix dies on articulators
• form crowns, dentures, orthodontic appliances and splints;
• exchange wax into acrylic
• machine and polish acrylic
• machine and chemically and thermally treat metal alloys used in dental technique
• bend wire elements for dentures and orthodontic appliances
• produce precise alloy casts of dental restorations and elements for dental restorations
• repair dental restorations and orthodontic appliances
• keep records of produced dental works along with settling of accounts of used material and costs of workmanship
• use terminology applied in dentistry
• obey industrial safety laws, fire regulations, environmental protection laws
• comply with asepsis and antisepsis rules, particularly in the situations of increased epidemiological hazard (HIV, Viral hepatitis)
• organize workstation according to ergonomics
• co-work with dental team
• use different sources of information and perfect own professional skills
• use modern information techniques, use system and specialist software
• give first aid
• proceed according to ethics
• apply regulations concerning done professional tasks
• apply regulations concerning business activity.

* Information available on this website is based on Ministry of National Education and Sport Regulation from 21 January 2005 (Official Journal 2004 Nr 256, item 2572, Nr 273, item 2703 and Nr 281, item 2781 and year 2005 Nr 17, item 141). Appendix nr 8. Syllabus in the profession of dental technician. Number 322[09].