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How to become a Dental Assistant or Therapist

Official title: Dental Assistants and Therapists

Assists dentists in preventing, diagnosing and treating dental and oral disease and in preparing dental instruments, equipment and materials, or fits and repairs dentures (as a denture technician).

Main tasks

Assist dentists during dental procedures
Fit and repair dentures
Prepare, clean and sterilise dental instruments and equipment after examinations or treatment
Help dentists take X-ray images of the mouth and teeth

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Average pay: NT$406,000 a year
Demand for Health and care jobs is projected at about 774,000 in 2024 and about 876,000 in 2030. (+13.2%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does a Dental Assistant or Therapist earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$406,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Dental Assistant or Therapist a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 13.2% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Dental Assistant or Therapist?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, 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