Course Description
Diploma in Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene
Alison
Explore the roles and responsibilities of a dental assistant in this free online diploma course on dentistry. Are you considering a career as a dental assistant? Look no further! Dental health is essential to maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle. This course will position you to flourish in a career as a dental assistant. Understand the standards needed to maintain cleanliness in a dental practice, learn dental assistant skills, gain detailed information on offering the best services to your patients and more. Don’t hesitate: enrol today!
Online Course
| Course Code | 4501 |
| College Name | Alison |
| Course Category | Health Care, Healthcare |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Delivery mode | |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Course Duration | 6-10 hours |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recognise the members of the dental team, their roles and responsibilities • Explain the role and objectives of the General Dental Council (GDC) of the UK • Discuss how to prioritise patient requirements in the dental profession • Describe communication tips for adult and child patients • Recognise the skills, qualifications and duties of a dental assistant • Explain the impact of patient interaction in the front office and treatment room • Discuss preventative dentistry and patient motivation for different age groups • Distinguish between the vibratory, orbital and scrub brushing techniques • Describe plaque and its formation, causes, effects and preventive measures • Discuss the background of fluoride in relation to the dental industry • Discuss the causes of ‘dental eruption’ and explain the structure of teeth • Describe the components of a dental chair and the basic steps and concepts of chair-side assistance • Explain how to obtain a medical history and perform a preliminary clinical examination |
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