What is a Dental Technologist?

Dental Technologists and Dental Technicians are regulated health care professionals whose scope of practice includes the design, fabrication, repair or alteration of dental prosthetic, restorative and orthodontic custom made devices. These devices include bridges, crowns, dentures, partial dentures, implants, orthodontic and other dental appliances that are prescribed by dentists and other regulated health practitioners to replace or enhance their patients' teeth. Dental Technologists and Dental Technicians also supervise the technical aspects of dental laboratory facility operations.

Regulated under the Health Professions Act and the Dental Technologists Profession Regulation, a dental technologist is sometimes referred to as a "RDT" and a dental technician is sometimes referred to as a "DT". It is illegal in British Columbia for anyone, other than a dental technologist or dental technician registered with the College of Dental Technologists of British Columbia (CDTBC), to use these titles.

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Career

Orthodontic Appliance

Crown & Bridge

Partial & Complete Dentures