What are Clinical Dental Technicians?
Clinical dental technicians are members of the dental profession who make dentures. We are unique in that we see patients for the clinical aspects as well as the behind the scenes construction of oral prostheses.
Clinical dental technicians are not dentists.
We start in the back room as dental technicians where we use our skills to construct the restorations that dentists use. Through further training we go on to learn the clinical parts of taking the molds and fitting dentures.
This gives a clinical dental technicians a unique and very practical perspective.
The advantage of seeing a clinical dental technician is that you are working directly with the person who will be making your dentures.
Clinical dental technicians are allowed to undertake non-invasive treatments. We work as part of the greater dental team and are health professionals registered with the Dental Council of New Zealand.
Meet the Team
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Timothy Broadbent
Clinical Dental Technician and Ceramist
Timothy Broadbent
Principal Clinical Dental Technician and Ceramist
Dentures are a very personal and often private part of peoples lives. The journey of getting new or replacing your current dentures will be different for each patient.
Ultimately you as a patient know what is best for you. Through the treatment process Timothy will work with you to elicit what it is that you want. With this collaborative approach you can together build a new smile that fit your needs, your style, your mouth and your personality.
Timothy is a registered clinical dental technician with degrees from Otago University. He has worked in dental laboratories in New Zealand and Europe and has been running Novodente in Wellington since 2012.
When not at work Timothy is gardening, metal working or doing assignments as he studies robotics part time working towards a masters in engineering practice.