3 years On campus
Dental prosthetists work independently to provide complete and partial dentures, dental appliances, and mouth-guards to the public. This course is suitable for both students wanting to take their existing oral health qualification to the next level, and students with no prior dental experience wanting to forge a new career path with a clinical qualification. Students learn to issue, maintain and examine dental prosthetics, insert and try-in dentures, take impressions, and undertake production and technical work. This is a highly technical course, with units providing broad and coherent knowledge in pathophysiology, pharmacology, radiology, and clinical skills. At TAFE Queensland, our knowledgeable industry experts will be there to help students every step of the way, with one-on-one support, and the real-world experience required to see graduates job-ready.
TAFE Queensland
FEE-HELP may be available to eligible applicants, refer to tafeqld.edu.au/study-with-us/what-it-costs/index.html for more information.
For information regarding TAFE Queensland course fees, VET Student Loans, FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP visit tafeqld.edu.au/study-with-us/what-it-costs/index.html or telephone 1300 308 233. For combined TAFE Queensland/university courses, refer to entry under university for higher education component.
Applicants should be a minimum of 17 years of age and turning 18 during the first year of study with TAFE Queensland. Applicants who do not meet the age criteria are required to participate in an Interview with the TAFE Queensland Course Coordinator prior to an offer being made by QTAC. Required immunisations prior to clinical practice: hepatitis B, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis). Recommended immunisations prior to clinical practice: seasonal influenza, varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccines. For more information about entry requirements, required resources, clinical practice placement and all other important information, refer to tafeqld.edu.au/course/17/17880/bachelor-of-dental-prosthetics.
A high degree of manual dexterity is required for success as a Dental Prosthesist. Part of the entry requirement and ongoing enrolment in this course is maintaining your manual dexterity. Applicants are advised that a manual dexterity test forms part of the requirements for entry into this course.
Applicants who identify with having a disability or impairment that may detrimentally affect, or is likely to detrimentally affect, their capacity to practice, must self-identify to comply with the requirements of the Dental Board of Australia:
– For student registration; or
– For prospective prosthetist registration.
English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); Applicant must be 17; Manual Dexterity Test
Applicants should be a minimum of 17 years of age and turning 18 during the first year of study with TAFE Queensland. Applicants who do not meet the age criteria are required to participate in an Interview with the TAFE Queensland Course Coordinator prior to an offer being made by QTAC. A high degree of manual dexterity is required for success as a dental prosthetist. For more information about the course, selection criteria and clinical placement refer to tafeqld.edu.au/course/17/17880/bachelor-of-dental-prosthetics. Successful applicants who do not have the recommended study and are at risk of non-completion of the program may be required to undertake bridging studies as part of first semester.
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
75.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
75.00
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
75.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
75.00
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
75.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
75.00
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
Number of students
6
Percentage of all students
25.0%
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<5*
Percentage of all students
<5*
Number of students
6
Percentage of all students
25.0%
Number of students
0
Percentage of all students
0.0%
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0
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0.0%
Number of students
<5*
Percentage of all students
<5*
Number of students
7
Percentage of all students
29.2%
Number of students
24
Percentage of all students
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Registered dental prosthetist, health practitioner.