Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

As a Dental Assistant, you will be responsible for preparing the surgery, assisting the dentist chair side, processing and sterilising all of the instruments and cleaning the surgery. Reception work and the management of supplies are other skills you will develop.

Our dental assisting qualification provides you with skills that are relevant to current industry trends and practices. By the end of the course you will be able to:

·         Work in general and specialised dentistry

·         Conduct infection control

·         Produce a dental chart

·         Engage in dental radiography

·         Understand microbiology

·         Implement Workplace Health and Safety

·         Engage in dental practice administration

·         Fabricate dental models and trays and make mouth guards

As a part of this qualification you will have the opportunity to take part in work placements at other dental organisations or at the Oral Health Care Centre of WA (OHCWA), giving you real experience in the industry in a modern dental care facility.

This course is delivered in the modern facility at the Oral Health Centre of WA at Nedlands. This is also the training centre for dentists, oral health therapists and dental technicians.