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What this job is
A dental technician fabricates and repairs dental prostheses, orthodontic appliances, and restorations in a laboratory setting, working from impressions and specifications provided by dentists. They use specialised equipment and materials to construct dentures, crowns, bridges, implant components, and braces to precise anatomical and functional standards. The role requires knowledge of dental anatomy, materials science, and laboratory techniques to produce devices that restore oral function and appearance.
Pay
A$2,210 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Advise customers on hearing aidscore
- Advise on rehabilitation exercisescore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Continuous Learning and Upskillingcore
- Health Terminology Literacycore
- Maintain records of clients' prescriptionscore
- Order supplies for audiology servicescore
- Perform technical tasks with great carecore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Produce impressions for ear mouldscore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Repair hearing aidscore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Types of audiological equipmentcore
- Use of specialised instruments in otorhinolaryngologycore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workflow Prioritisationcore
- Acoustics
- Adapt hearing tests
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Adhere to organisational guidelines
- Adjust hearing aids
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracy
- Communication related to hearing impairment
- Digital Literacy
- Empathise with the healthcare user
- Geriatrics
- Health, safety and hygiene legislation
- Hearing aids
- Hearing loss
- Human ear
- Hygiene in a health care setting
- Incident Reporting
- Invoicing and Billing Administration
- Maintain laboratory equipment
- Physiology of hearing
- Process Improvement Identification
- Stakeholder Communication
- Use e-health and mobile health technologies
- Written Communication