Australian Dental Prosthetists Association Queensland

Who are we ?

The Australian Dental Prosthetists Association Queensland is the state branch of a national body whose responsibility it is to represent the dental prosthetists of Queensland. The Association has a Code of Conduct which all members are committed to, ensuring professional service to the Queensland community.

Registered dental prosthetists are health care providers and as such any patient can claim appropriate benefits from all reputable health funds and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

What is a Dental Prosthetist ?

A dental prosthetist is an oral care professional who has completed extensive training to become firstly a dental technician, who works by referral from a dentist, and finally a dental prosthetist who is registered to consult patients directly. A dental prosthetist is registered to undertake the manufacture of complete dentures, partial dentures and mouthguards.

When you put yourself in the care of a dental prosthetist you can be secure in the knowledge that you are being looked after by a health professional with the most comprehensive knowledge of advanced techniques, new materials and the latest world trends in the field of denture prosthetics.

Every dental prosthetist is registered to practice in the state of Queensland through the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Registration Board of Queensland.

Education and Training

A dental prosthetist must firstly qualify as a dental technician and historically this was always achieved through training at a local TAFE in association with an apprenticeship usually within a dental laboratory. Nowadays there are two avenues for training;

Firstly through Southbank Institute to initially qualify to be a Dental Technicianollowing this, after at least two years in the profession, further part-time study over an 18month period is undertaken to achieve the the Dental Prosthetists qualification.

Alternatively Griffith University on the Gold Coast is now providing training within the university framework to attain a degree in Dental Technology and again further study is required to gain a Masters in Dental Prosthetics.