Dental Assistant

BY
VIVO Healthcare

Obtain the essential skills to become a successful dental assistant and work in dental offices with VIVO Healthcare’s Dental Assistants certification course.

Mode

Online

Duration

6 Months

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English

Course overview

Are you someone with strong communication skills wanting to undertake dental assistance? Then VIVO Healthcare’s Dental Assistants course is a great fit for you. This 6-month training will teach you how to become an efficient Dental Assistant who helps dentists work efficiently and deliver top-notch oral healthcare. 

The Dental Assistants certification programme will help obtain the required knowledge and skills to perform varied duties in a dental office. The course syllabus will include topics like supportive tasks, intra-oral restorative assistance, endodontic procedures, dental Radiology, code of conduct, etc. These will instil the technical and interpersonal skills required to pursue coveted dental assistance roles in various organisations.

Since the course aims to help you secure employment right after completion, it involves simulation + theoretical learning of 510 hours, along with 190 hours of internship. Through these, the Dental Assistants course by VIVO Healthcare will help you establish a strong foundation in the responsibilities and tasks of a full-fledged dental assistant. 

What’s more, VIVO Healthcare will also award you the Dental Assistants certificate, an all-India recognised accreditation, to boost your resume tenfold. 

The highlights

  • 6-month/700-hour training
  • Simulation + theory of 510 hours
  • Internship of 190 hours
  • NSDC/VIVO certification
  • All-India recognised certificate
  • In-depth course syllabus
  • Top-tier placement partners
  • Vast growth opportunities

Program offerings

  • All-india recognised accreditation
  • Ndsc/vivo certificate
  • Simulation
  • Theoretical learning
  • Internship
  • Comprehensive syllabus
  • Renowned placement partners

Course and certificate fees

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

VIVO Healthcare

Eligibility criteria

If you’ve completed your 10th standard, you will be eligible for the Dental Assistants training.

You can earn the Dental Assistants certificate after finishing the full curriculum, attendance requirements of 70% and 85% in the lectures, and clinical internship, and finally at least 70% marks in the pre-internship exam.

What you will learn

Knowledge of anatomy

Upon completing the Dental Assistants certification syllabus, you will become adept in: -

  • Assisting dentists during various treatment procedures
  • Taking and developing dental radiographs (X-rays)
  • Sterilising and taking equipment and instruments
  • Providing patients with oral care instructions after surgery or any other dental treatment, such as the placement of a filling
  • Teaching patients the correct oral hygiene strategies for oral health maintenance
  • Taking impressions of a patient’s teeth for teeth models/study casts
  • Communicating with suppliers and patients (answering telephones, scheduling appointments, ordering supplies, billing, etc.)
  • Providing direct patient care in dental specialities such as pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgeries, and periodontics

The syllabus

Perform supportive tasks

Assist with intra-oral preventive procedures

Prepare work area for patient treatment

Assist with intra-oral restorative

Assist with endodontic procedures

Assist with operative dentistry procedures

Assist with prosthodontic procedures

Assist with orthodontic procedures

Assist with periodontal procedures

Work effectively with others

Act within the limits of one’s authority and competence

Manage work to meet requirements

Practice code of conduct

Maintain health, safe, and secure environment

Follow biomedical waste disposal

Pharmacology

Follow infection control

General and Dental Anatomy

General Physiology and Histology

Oral and general Pathology

Dental radiology

General dentistry

Admission details

  • Reach the Dental Assistants course portal by clicking here: https://vivohealthcare.com/courses/dental-assistant.html
  • Tap on ‘Apply Now. 
  • Follow the admission instructions to obtain the application form, submit it with the required paperwork, and pay the curriculum fee.
  • Once you complete the admission process and your payment is processed, you’ll be enrolled.

Filling the form

You must visit your nearest VIVO skill centre to collect the Dental Assistants course admission form, fill it up, and submit it. Once done, you can pay the fee at the centre or online. The latter will require your registration, for which you must provide your full name, phone number, email ID, city of residence, and password.

Evaluation process

To complete the Dental Assistants course, and the clinical internship, you have to clear the pre-internship examination with 70% marks. Failing to do so, you will have to opt for the Remediation exam. Where every time Rs. 1500 will be charged.

How it helps

The Dental Assistants training offers a holistic curriculum with simulation and theoretical learning, where you’ll acquire the essential insights of being a skilled dental assistant. The course also involves extensive internship experience, allowing you to learn the professional standards of helping dentists with numerous procedures and tasks. 

Moreover, the all-India recognised Dental Assistants certificate would be a testimony to your newly acquired skills. This valuable accreditation will help you kickstart your career as a dental assistant and further pursue EFDA (expanded function dental assistants), dental assistant instructor, dental sales representative, dental consultant, dental office business team administrator, and other top roles.

FAQs

How can I check where the VIVO skill centres are located?

Go to the course portal> ‘Apply Now’> ‘Find a Centre’. This will help you check your nearest VIVO skill centre.

Can I contact VIVO Healthcare?

Yes. You can call them at +91 99101102432. 

Can I become a Dental Consultant after completing this Dental Assistants course?

This course includes all the necessary learnings to make you a proficient dental assistant. Completing it, you can become a dental assistant and then expand to other roles, for example, a dental consultant.

How many placement partners does VIVO have for the Dental Assistants certification?

There are over 1,300 placement partners who have tied up with VIVO Healthcare.

Will I be eligible for the programme after graduating?

Yes. Anyone who has cleared their 10th standard is eligible for the Dental Assistants course.

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