How to become a dental technician
Official title: Dental technician
Also called: Dental prosthesis maker and repairer, Denture technician, Denturist, Dental prosthesis maker and repairer, Denturist
Dental technician makes and repairs dentures and other dental aid. He/she makes plaster casts for upper and lower jaws from wax impressions taken by dentist and fabricates inlays, crown and bridge-work and other prostheses aids according to specifications.
Main tasks
- Conferring with medical and dental practitioners in order to formulate specifications and prescriptions for devices and appliances
- Interpreting prescriptions or specifications to determine the type of product or device to be fabricated and the materials and tools that will be required
- Making or receiving casts or impressions of patients’ torsos, limbs, mouths or teeth for use as fabrication patterns
- Designing and making orthotic and prosthetic devices using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand and power tools
- Repairing, modifying and maintaining medical and dental prosthetic and supportive devices, according to specifications
How to become one
Occupations included in this unit group normally require some medical, dental and anatomical and engineering knowledge obtained through formal training.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $36,384 a year. The middle half earn $31,704 to $43,788 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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- Prosthetist/Orthotist
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Questions people ask
How do I become a dental technician?
Occupations included in this unit group normally require some medical, dental and anatomical and engineering knowledge obtained through formal training.
How much does a dental technician earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $36,384 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $31,704 to $43,788.
Will AI change the work of a dental technician?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat): Singapore Standard Occupational Classification (SSOC) 2024 (SSOC 2024 (definitions and index updated 2026-06-24)), Singapore Open Data Licence, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026