Medical and Dental Technicians | Career profile | UCAS

Average Salary: £27,324
Jobs: 32,498

Daily Tasks

Takes samples for clinical examination.
Performs related medical tasks including treating hair and scalp disorders and conducting tests on glaucoma patients.
Measures patients for, and fits them with, surgical appliances, hearing aids and artificial limbs.
Makes dentures, crowns, bridges, orthodontic and other dental appliances according to individual patient requirements.
Undertakes scaling and polishing of teeth, applies medicaments, carries out post-operative hygiene work and advises on preventative dentistry.
Operates equipment to diagnose and record or treat hearing, heart, brain, lung and kidney ailments.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Physiology
Oral Hygiene
Dentistry
Surgery
Cardiology

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Communications
Enthusiasm
Interpersonal Communications
Investigation
Self-Motivation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

Qualification: CertHE
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 72/80
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £23k
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: 73%

Qualification: Msci (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 85%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BDS
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £37k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 95%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 32/32
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: CertHE
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 32/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 70%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £22k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 89%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 96/96
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 64%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £31k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 100%

Qualification: BDS
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: DipHE
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/72
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/136
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £21k
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: 77%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £33k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 95%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 96/96
Student satisfaction: 82%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £35k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 86%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 32/32
Student satisfaction: 74%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: 96/112
Student satisfaction: 86%
Course study options: 5 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 68%

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

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