Graduates of the Division of Dental Technology
Upon completion of their studies, graduates of the Department have acquired the necessary scientific and technological knowledge, skills and abilities to operate as responsible dental technicians.
They assume the responsibility for the organization and operation of dental laboratories able to guarantee quality and certify the adequacy of the manufactured prostheses.
They choose the appropriate machinery and instruments for dental laboratory equipment and arrange for maintenance and implement hygienic and safety regulations.
They are informed of modern materials, thus selecting the appropriate ones based on the biological behavior required, as well as, the laboratory method to follow each time.
They staff the dental lab with specialized personnel whom they supervise and to whom they assign specific tasks, depending on their specialty.
They design and manufacture all types of dental prostheses, Mobile and Fixed, according to the written instructions of the dentist, always aiming at maintaining or restoring the balance of the stomatognathic system.
They design and construct various types of orthodontic intraoral and extraoral devices, again according to the instructions of their orthodontic partners.
They have knowledge of the basic principles of prosthodontics, implants and maxillofacial prosthodontics in order to be able to attend specialized courses.
Within the framework of collective work, they participate in work teams together with specialized dentists for the design and construction of the above mentioned prostheses.
They carry out studies and participate in research teams.
They are employed at different levels of education, according to current legislation.
Professional rights of graduates of the former Department of Dental Technology of the TEI of Athens (Presidential Decree No. 83 Gov. 3717-2-1989) Article 2
- Graduates of the Division of Dental Technology, School of Health and Caring Professions of the Technological Educational Institution, based on their specialized scientific and technical knowledge, work in the private and public sector, as defined by the current legislature. Their work includes the whole range of dental and orthodontics manufacturing as well as prosthodontic constructions aiming at oral cavity dysfunctional restorations.
- Specifically, these graduates have the right to work either as employs or as self employed in the following subjects and activities:
a) Construction of any kind of prosthodontic works and orthodontic appliances such as complete and partial dentures, inlays, crowns and bridges, each with specific materials, precision attachments in removable prostheses, orthodontic devices and prostheses for oral dysfunction restorations. Such works are performed only in the laboratory on the bases of impressions and instructions by the dentist, who can monitor the works to verify compliance with his/her guidelines.
b) Any other occupational activity that appears as technology progresses and is covered their field of specialization.
- Graduates of the above division of the Department of Biomedical Sciences may be employed at all levels of education in accordance with the current legislature. They can also be employed as members of research teams on subjects related to their specialized field of work.
- Graduates of the above ddivision can or may set up, organize and operate, in a responsible manner, a dental laboratory based on existing related laws.
- Graduates of this department practice their profession within the framework of the above professional rights after obtaining a license issued by the relative services of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Social Security.