New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) Dental Assistance
Allied Health
A course by
Careerforce
Develop the skills and knowledge to effectively support dentists and oral health professionals, including providing patient care, preparing dental equipment, performing infection prevention procedures, and handling clerical duties.
NZ$1,190
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Support oral healthcare procedures
Assist dentists and oral health professionals during patient care and oral healthcare procedures
Prepare and maintain dental equipment
Prepare, sterilise, and maintain equipment and instruments required for oral healthcare procedures
About This Course
The New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) Dental Assistance provides industry-based training for current or aspiring Dental or Oral Health Assistants. Trainees develop competencies in supporting dentists with oral healthcare procedures, preparing equipment, assisting patients, following infection control processes, and performing practice administration. The programme blends hands-on, workplace-based learning with knowledge of dental anatomy, disease, and professional ethics, leading to a nationally-recognised qualification valuable across the health and wellbeing sector.
Course Content
- Assisting dentists with oral healthcare procedures
- Preparing dental equipment and instruments, including sterilisation procedures
- Describing tooth notation and anatomy, dental caries, and periodontal disease
- Charting teeth and restorations
- Clerical and administrative dental practice duties
- Applying professional and ethical behaviour in dental practice
- Assisting and preparing patients for dental treatment
- Applying infection prevention and control processes and procedures
Entry Requirements
Must be employed as a Dental or Oral Health Assistant in a hospital, community, school, or private dental practice
Build towards these roles
Dental Assistant in hospital, community, school, or private dental practice
Build skills in these industries
Healthcare ServicesDental SectorHealth & Wellbeing
