Dental Assisting Training – Port Moresby Campus
Certificate III in Dental Assisting - Port Moresby Campus
The Certificate III in Dental Assisting (HLT35021) course will give you the knowledge and practical skills needed to assist a dentist, oral health therapist or dental hygienist effectively.
During the course, you’ll gain hands-on experience working in the YWAM Dental Trailer, providing much-needed dental care to children while enhancing your skills and making a meaningful impact.
The course is organised into four modules, each teaching you about various areas of working as a Dental Assistant (DA).
Special Features
- Training on a broad range of healthcare skills - including chairside assisting, sterilisation, first aid, dental administration and dental radiography
- Hands on experience working alongside other dental professionals
- Character development
- Teaching on healthcare from a Biblical worldview
- Opportunity to provide hundreds of children with dental care
This course is about meeting real needs, bringing hope, and seeing your life transformed in the process!
The prerequisite for this course is you need to have completed Grade 10 in PNG or the equivalent in your home country & YWAM’s foundational course, the Discipleship Training School (DTS).
14th April 2025 - 27th March 2026
14,900 PGK (includes food, accommodation, course fees, and field experience)
Does not include travel costs to and from Port Moresby, visa, and immunisations.
Course Details
Dates
14 April 2025 - 27 March 2026
Cost
14,900 PGK (includes food, accommodation, course fees, and field experience)
Does not include travel costs to and from Port Moresby, visa, and immunisations.
Accreditation
- HLTDEN015 Prepare for and assist with dental procedures
- HLTDEN016 Assist with dental radiography
- HLTDEN017 Assist with administration in dental practice
- HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
- HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety
- HLTINF002 Process reusable medical devices and equipment
- HLTSTE003 Sterilise loads
- CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
Prerequisites
Students will need to have completed a YWAM Discipleship Training School and Grade 10.
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