Certified Dental Technician

Description of Education

A three-year tertiary professional education of Certified Dental Technician ends with a final professional examination – absolutorium. The educational programme of Certified Dental Technical prepares students for the profession at dental workplaces in hospitals, clinics, private dental laboratories in production and shops of the relevant specialisation. The students are prepared for the profession in the particular medical and preventive care without professional supervision.
The teaching language is Czech.

Organisation of Education

Students that had completed their studies at a secondary school with a school-leaving examination – maturita are admitted to the study on the basis of entrance examination. The course lasts three years and is implemented on a full-time basis. The school year is divided into two terms – winter and summer, each ending in an exam period.

Theoretical preparation takes place in the school, consisting of the subjects within the course, self-study and preparation for the examinations. Practical preparation is organised in a form of practical education in the school and at specialised workplaces as work practice. A graduate can use the title DiS – certified specialist. Tuition fees per one year are CZK 3,000. The fees are paid in two instalments.

Graduate Profile

The education programme provides knowledge and skills that enable the graduate to perform the following tasks and positions:  

• manufacturing dental prostheses, orthodontic appliances and other dental products and performing their repairs
• processing all the main and auxiliary dental materials used in dentistry
• operating medical devices and other equipment of a dental laboratory, including their maintenance
• participating in acceptance, control and storage of medical devices and in ensuring their sufficient supply
• providing pre-medical first aid (within the scope of their professional competence) and cooperating in medical first aid