LEVEL 2 · SPECIALTY
Dental Practice Assistant
Build the foundations for organised chairside and practice support.
$3,000 USD
COURSE INFORMATION
Your course, clearly explained.
LEVEL & CURRICULUM
Level 2 · Specialty
3 modules · 8 curriculum topics
ENTRY & PROGRESSION
Core assistant program recommended.
Next: apply your learning in your authorised role; explore Level 3 with practice experience.
TUITION
$3,000 USD
Tuition for this individual course, in US dollars. Admission and payment arrangements follow application review.
Recommended foundation
Complete the Core Medical Practice Assistant program before this specialty pathway.
Learning focus
Understand terminology, prepare workflows, coordinate records and follow-up, and recognise when to seek clinical support.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
What you will learn to do.
- Recognise common terminology used in this specialty.
- Coordinate the preparation, records and follow-up workflows described in the curriculum.
- Communicate clinician-approved information within your assigned responsibilities.
- Recognise concerns that require prompt clinical review.
Specialty curriculum
Module 01 · Practice foundations
- Dental assisting roles and terminology
- Preparing the dental unit and identifying instruments
Module 02 · Clinical workflows
- Overview of restoration, endodontics and oral surgery
- Implant, aesthetic and impression-taking workflows
- Materials, equipment and stock coordination
Module 03 · Infection prevention
- Dental instrument reprocessing and sterilisation workflows
- Procedure-specific infection prevention
- Practical activities require supervised competency assessment
Role and scope
Clinical topics are taught for awareness and supervised support. Practical tasks require appropriate professional authorisation, training and competency assessment. This program does not grant a clinical licence.
LEARNING & ASSESSMENT
From understanding to workplace application.
Learn the foundations
Build an understanding of the topics listed in the curriculum.
Work through scenarios
Explore communication and coordination decisions in representative clinic situations.
Review your progress
Final assessment and any supervised practical requirements will be stated before enrolment.
Take the next step.
$3,000 USD · Dental Practice Assistant