Course Title: Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4407 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Radiography)

Course Title: Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 300

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

This unit is offered as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and only applies to the students enrolled in the HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting program, who do not have the current dental assisting qualification (HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting).

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Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5843C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

 VE 2020 (RPL),

VE 2020 (All)

Course Contact: Ms. Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required for a dental assistant to assist the operator by preparing the dental surgery including preparing necessary equipment, instruments and materials for oral health care procedures, and to assist the operator during the delivery of these procedures and applies to dental assisting work.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDEN001 Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures

Elements:

Assist the operator during oral health care procedures

Maintain and store instruments, equipment materials and medicaments

Prepare the dental surgery for oral health care procedures

Record personal, medical and dental details

Select and prepare syringe safely for local anaesthesia

Use dental terminology in communication within the health care setting

Learning Outcomes

On completion from this course, you will be able to:

  1. Prepare the dental surgery for oral health care procedures
  2. Use dental terminology in communication within the health care setting
  3. Record personal, medical and dental details
  4. Select and prepare syringe safely for local anaesthesia
  5. Assist the operator during oral health care procedures
  6. Maintain and store instruments, equipment materials and medicaments


Overview of Assessment

This course is offered as part of the HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting RPL process and the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Assessment Kit For Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Dental Radiography) HLT45015 is required to be completed.