Certificate III in Dental Assisting

This qualification reflects the role of workers who assist dental practitioners during oral health care procedures. The role includes maintaining high standards of infection control, assisting with practice administration and supporting quality and professionalism in the dental sector. To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 350 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the Units of Competency. Graduates may find employment in dental Industry as a- Dental assistant Dental Nurse.

Minimum age of 18 years and above

Satisfactory completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 11 or higher

Have physical attributes suitable for placement in the dental industry that encompasses manual handling of equipment and clients (i.e. to assist a patient in transferring themselves to and from a dental chair)

English Language Requirements (meet one of the requirements outlined below):

• IELTS (General or Academic) overall: 6.0 each band
• PTE Academic: 50 each component
• TOEFL: 12 (Listening),13 (Reading), 21 (Writing),18 (Speaking)
• Cambridge C1 Advanced Test: 169 each component
• Occupational English Test (OET): B each component
• ELICOS (General English or equivalent): Upper Intermediate level completion

Additionally, the learner is required to:

Onshore and Offshore International Students

Complete the Pre-Training Review which aims to identify training needs through questions on previous education or training, relevance of the courses to learner and relevant experience

Offshore International Students

This will be conducted either via video call (e.g. Skype) or phone call to the prospective learner.