The course is designed to provide students "hands-on" training and experience in an actual dental office. The teaching is stimulating, fast-paced and relies heavily on individual participation with constant professional supervision.

Students will experience a 16 weeks clinical attachment at the well established and prestigious Dental Faculty University Malaya - Malaysia's oldest university.

The dental assistant performs many task requiring both interpersonal and technical skills.

The responsibilities may include:

• Sterillize and disinfect instruments and equipment
• Prepare tray setups for dental procedures
• Provide postoperative instruction
• Instruct patients in oral health care
• Prepare materials for making impressions and restorations
• Expose radiographs and process dental X-ray film as directed by the dentist
• Performing office management tasks that often require use of personal computer
• Communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g. scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies)

Employment opportunities can be found in both public and private sectors that includes:

• Hospitals
• Private Oral Health Services
• Government Health Services
• Dental Schools / Colleges / Universities

• Approved by the Ministry of Health
• Approved by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
• Approved by the Ministry of Higher Education

• Oral Surgery / Implantology
• Orthodontics
• Periodontics
• Infection Control
• Radiology
• Patient Management
• Pediatric and Geriatric Dentistry