COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN DENTAL TECHNOLOGY

The purpose of this course is to educate and train competent, responsible and accountable dental technicians for the dental profession. The course addresses the needs of the dental profession for qualified dental technicians with relevant qualifications that are recognised both nationally and internationally.

Type: Undergraduate diploma

Duration: full time 3 years

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Applied dental technology


• Dental technology theory


• Dental materials science


• Oral anatomy


• Tooth morphology


• Communication

Second Year Subjects:

• Applied dental technology


• Dental technology theory


• Dental materials science


• Jurisprudence

Third Year Subjects:

• Applied dental technology


• Dental technology theory


• Dental materials science


• Business Practice

Careers: Dentists.

Source: www.cput.ac.za

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