Qualification: Dental technician

Duration of education: 3 years

"Orthopedics and stomatology" department has been operating in Ganja Medical College since 2018

                                                        Characteristics of the Graduate's Field of Specialization

Graduates of the Department of Orthopedic Stomatology are trained to work in dental prosthetics laboratories of dental institutions.

Must know and be able to:

- Laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan and legal normative acts related to healthcare;

- Basic principles of medical ethics and deontology;

- The rights and duties of a medical worker in treatment and prevention institutions;

- Organization and structure of work in treatment and sanitary-prophylactic institutions;

- Organization of providing medical and medical-social assistance to the population;

- Organization of sanitary-prophylactic regime in treatment-prevention institutions;

- Theoretical foundations of nursing work;

- The main drugs used in the treatment of widespread diseases;

- Compilation of medical documents;

- The principles of orthopedic-dental assistance to the population;

- Basics of the structure and function of the chewing apparatus;

- Information about dental diseases and materials;

- Organization of production, safety techniques and labor protection to eliminate occupational injuries in dental technical laboratories;

- Rules of service to tools and equipment;

- Basic information about porcelain and metal-ceramics used in dental prostheses technique;

- The principles of fixation of prostheses that come out during tooth row defect;

- Sanitary education work;

- The technology of making caps, fixed teeth;

- Bügel prostheses and orthodontic appliances manufacturing technique;

- Purchase of high-value alloys and materials in the laboratory of dental technology;

- Conducting anthropometric measurements;

- Provision of medical assistance in urgent situations;

- Counting the frequency of breathing movements, measuring the body temperature, counting the pulse, measuring the arterial pressure;

- Performing diagnostic and therapeutic manipulations (injections, enemas, parenteral nutrition, placing urinary catheters, etc.) based on the doctor's appointment;

- General principles of patient care.

                                                                                               Specialization

040705- A graduate of the Department of Orthopedic Dentistry can perform the following specialized activities according to the level of special preparation:

- Dental technician;

- Technician-ceramist;

- Technician-orthodontist;

- Orthopedic technician;

- Caster-technician.