Orthotic Technician - Century Community and Technical College

Orthotic Technician from Century Community and Technical College is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Century is the only college in the nation to offer both Orthotic and Prosthetic technician and practitioner programs. Our Technician Programs provide you with the fundamental knowledge and hand skills needed to fabricate and repair prostheses (artificial limbs) and orthoses (orthopedic braces) according to patient measurements, casts and in compliance with a physician's prescription. Our programs consist of hands-on bench projects reinforced by daily technical reading assignments emphasizing problem solving. We offer: A.A.S. degree The Orthotic Technician Program focuses on the fabrication, modification and repair of orthopedic devices, or orthoses. Emphasis is placed on accurate patient measurements and castings. Certified orthotic practitioners guide your progress. The Orthotic Technician supports the Orthotist in providing care to patients with disabling conditions of the limbs and spine by fabricating orthoses and their components. Under the guidance and consultation with the Orthotist and or the Orthotic Assistant, the technician fabricates the orthoses to provide maximum fit, function, cosmetics and workmanship. The technician also repairs and maintains the orthotic devices. Important aspects of the technician's job includes: Keeping current on new fabrication techniques and properties specific to various materials being skilled with hand and power tools. View more details on Century Community and Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.