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HLT65015 Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics

HLT65015 is the nationally recognised Advanced Diploma behind dental prosthetist work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2015, when it replaced HLT60412. About 168 dental prosthetist jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 12.8% on a year earlier.

Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
168last month
Dental prosthetist roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced HLT60412 in 2015
Enrolments
Rising
Up 23.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The long-term signals behind the Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Dental prosthetists are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 12.8% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Employers are posting fewer dental prosthetist jobs than a year ago. About 168 dental prosthetist jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 12.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 2,100 job ads, while 80 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 4112
168
Combined monthly online job ads across Dental Prosthetist, to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates dental hygienists, dental prosthetists, dental technicians and dental therapists as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Dental Hygienist, Dental Prosthetist, Dental Technician and Dental Therapist as in national shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Dental prosthetist jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 7,542 workers in May 2025, 8,259 by May 2030 (up 9.5%) and 9,100 by May 2035 (up 20.7%).

7,542
workers, May 2025
8,259
workers, May 2030
9,100
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

Enrolments in the Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics are growing. Across Australia, 65 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 80, up 23.1% in a year.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework

What does studying it involve?

The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.

How long it takes
A Advanced Diploma is typically 1.5 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Placement
The qualification requires 240 hours of professional experience placement.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode. Because the placement is in person, no version of this course is fully online.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to HLT65015 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework. Placement hours from the accredited program requirements.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for HLT65015 is being verified against official program lists.

Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.

Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging

What is in the qualification

The Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics is 12 units: 11 core, plus 1 elective chosen from 7 options on the register.

  • CHCPOL003Research and apply evidence to practice
  • HLTDEN004Implement an individualised oral hygiene program
  • HLTDEP001Identify, select and prepare instruments, equipment and materials
  • HLTDEP002Gather data, conduct dental prosthetic examination and develop treatment plan
  • HLTDEP003Take impressions
  • HLTDEP004Establish and record jaw relationships and select artificial teeth
View all 11 core units
  • HLTDEP005Evaluate a removable dental prosthesis at try-in stage
  • HLTDEP006Insert and issue a completed removable dental prosthesis
  • HLTDEP007Perform maintenance treatment for patient with removable dental prostheses
  • HLTDEP008Construct and insert an implant retained overdenture
  • HLTINF002Process reusable medical devices and equipment
View the 7 elective options
  • BSBFIN501Manage budgets and financial plans
  • BSBHRM614Contribute to strategic workforce planning
  • BSBINS512Monitor business records systems
  • BSBLDR523Lead and manage effective workplace relationships
  • BSBTWK502Manage team effectiveness
  • HLTDEN025Implement an oral health promotion program
  • HLTDEN027Take a clinical photograph
training.gov.au national register, HLT65015 release 3
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Where to study

Where can I study HLT65015?

No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps HLT65015 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4112) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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