Certificate for Dental Surgery Assistants

The Certificate for Dental Surgery Assistants programme 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)