Dental health technician - Salary, Career

How much does an Dental health technician earn

A Dental health technician earns between $1.155 and $2.960 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.571 and a median salary of $1.427 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 6.244 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Dental health technician
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	1.571	18.853	393	7
1º Quartile	1.155	13.859	289	5
Median Salary	1.427	17.121	357	7
3º Quartile	2.257	27.086	564	11
Higher Salary	2.960	35.516	740	14

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- - technicians of the science of human health
- - - dental technicians

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Dental Technicians dental technicians work in private laboratories. They work individually or as a team, with the help of dental assistants. They work together with the dental surgeon to restore masticatory and aesthetic capacity (dental or facial) through prostheses. Oral health technicians (tsb) work in private clinics and, mostly, in municipal, state and federal dental services, under the supervision of dental surgeons, at irregular hours. They guide the population and patients on the prevention and treatment of oral diseases. Oral health assistants perform activities to support the tsb and the dental surgeon. They work indoors, can remain in uncomfortable positions for long periods. They may be subject to exposure to curing light, toxic material, radiation and noise, as well as pressure to comply with work schedule.

What does it take to work in the field of Dental Technicians

The exercise of the profession of Dental Technicians requires technical professional training at a specific secondary level: technician in a dental prosthesis laboratory and technician in oral health and registration with the regional council of dentistry (cro). Courses are offered by vocational training institutions and technical schools. The professional training of technicians offers, depending on the period the student attends, the alternative of working as an oral health assistant and/or dental prosthesis assistant. The exercise of these occupations is also regulated by the cro.

Functions and activities of Dental health technician

Dental Technicians must:

perform dental procedures under supervision;

demonstrate personal skills;

communicate;

performing dental procedures under supervision;

work with biosafety;

making human, animal and artistic dental prostheses;

manage personnel and financial and material resources;

manufacture human, animal and artistic dental prostheses;

planning the technical-dental work;

working with biosafety;

promote family health;

promoting family health;

preventing oral disease;

prevent oral disease;

prevenir oral disease;

planning the dental technician work;

work biosafety;

Activities

apply preventive methods to control dental caries;

demonstrate ability to delegate;

work with the epidemiological index elaboration team;

use personal protective equipment (ppe);

proceed with the conservation and maintenance of dental equipment;

defining territory of action;

inform working methods;

apply topical fluoride;

choose the color directly with the patient;

define territory of action;

polishing teeth and restorations;

condense materials;

developing projects for oral health;

complying complementary biosafety and safety standards;

control cash flow;

obtain a study model;

finishing and polishing dentures;

fill out clinical forms;

demonstrate ability to concentrate;

perform asepsis of the room and/or equipment;

to be responsible for all care provided to the enrolled population;

give first aid;

note medical records;

identify groups and individuals exposed to risks;

supervise assistants;

set work goals;

coordinate users' care;

packaging sharp materials for disposal;

sculpting dental anatomy and gingival wax-up;

participate in the management of supplies;

prevent against adverse effects of products;

apply cariostatic to teeth;

establish a schedule for delivery and withdrawal of works;

demonstrate visual and tactile perception;

erase molds;

control stock of material and instruments;

probe the depth of the periodontal pocket;

positioning expanders;

machining metal structures;

sterilize instruments;

making a test base;

select trays;

perform prophylaxis;

insert materials;

perform supervised brushing;

registering activities in information systems;

making ceramic structures;

notify diseases, injuries and situations of local importance;

delineating the various types of removable prosthesis;

updating registration information;

shaping the dental arch;

performing the patient's anamnesis;

scheduling appointments;

interpreting technical information;

organizing health promotion groups;

define the shape and size of the tooth(s) ;

apply sealant;

beware of adverse effects of products;

fusing metal parts;

making diagnostic wax-up;

discuss job execution techniques;

providing the packaging and disposal of waste;

preparing equipment and instruments for use;

instrument the dental surgeon next to the operating chair;

making impression trays and/or provisionals;

demonstrate aesthetic sense;

assembling teeth;

set up intraoral radiographs;

sculpting materials;

mapping area of operation;

pressing prosthetic parts in acrylic resin;

promote comprehensive care;

performing and/or developing periapical and occlusal x-rays;

demonstrate ability to listen;

train auxiliary personnel;

participate in institutional events;

discuss work execution techniques;

streamlining dental care;

handle materials for dental use;

disinfect instruments and/or impressions;

making metal structures;

performing simple inclusions;

preparing clips and springs;

reproduce models;

serving users in ubs, homes or community spaces;

fulfill complementary biosafety and safety standards;

perform an active search for local situations;

suggesting options for oral hygiene materials to the customer;

execute educational projects;

evaluate results: aesthetic, technical and functional;

inform work methods;

request adequacy of the work environment (light, noise, air circulation);

technically adjust the prosthesis in the articulator;

trial patients;

organizing health promotion groups;

assembling models in articulators;

applying preventive methods to control dental caries;

control material and instruments stock;

participate in scientific events;

follow ergonomic standards;

fixing dentures;

participate in team evaluations;

participate in research of new materials and equipment;

demonstrate fine motor skills;

coordinating the care of users;

suggesting types of prosthesis to the client;

disclose services and techniques;

revealing intraoral radiographs;

teach oral hygiene techniques;

estimating deadlines;

reveal intraoral radiographs;

setting up intraoral radiographs;

promote isolation of the operative field;

control entry and exit of jobs;

work with the team to prepare the epidemiological index;

making resin structures;

fill out clinical records;

instruct in the installation and cleaning of dental prostheses;

check the result of the procedures;

perform supragingival scaling;

define actions according to local priorities;

get vaccinated;

identify users' needs;

give educational lectures;

participate in planning activities;

store sterile material;

proceeding with the conservation and maintenance of dental equipment;

demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;

demonstrate ability to abstract the result;

perform absolute and/or relative isolation;

identify partners and resources available in the community;

carry out disease prevention and curative actions;

making the working model;

sieting patients;

distribute scheduled jobs for the day;

restoring teeth;

remove sutures;

show bacterial plaque;

prepare budgets;

preparing plaster models;

deliver educational lectures;

participate in continuing education activities;

coordinate assistants;

fix provisionals;

guide food diet;

welding metal structure;

organizing files and filing cabinets;

encourage community participation;

evaluating models and tooth preparation;

instrument the dental hygiene technician next to the operating chair;

Sectors that hire Dental health technician the most in the job market

dental activity with resources for performing surgical procedures
diagnostic imaging services using ionizing radiation
activities of associations for the defense of social rights
outpatient medical activity with resources for performing complementary exams
outpatient care activities
hospital care activities
outpatient medical activity restricted to consultations
combined office and administrative support services
health management support activities
dental prosthesis services

Dental health technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary