Health Sciences
Advanced Diploma in Adult and Community Education and Training
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
The purpose of this qualification is to supply the dental profession with competent dental assistants who can be employed in dental practices or dental clinics to assist dental practitioners. The qualification addresses the need in the dental profession for dental assistants with recognised qualifications and relevant education and training. As a dental assistant you will support dentists in treating patients and will therefore be registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Offering type listed: DENTAL: FULL-TIME.
Faculty: Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences | Department: Dental | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Subjects listed on the programme page include Dental Assisting Practical 1; Dental Assisting Theory 1; Dental Practice Management 1; Experiential Training; Oral Anatomy and Pathology 1.
Dental assistants find employment with dental practitioners and other auxiliaries in dental practices, hospitals, and clinics, in both the private and public sectors. International demand for trained dental assistants is increasing with a number of students working abroad.
National Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification: 3.1 Academic Point Scoring The Department utilises an Academic Point Score (APS) as selection criteria once your minimum admission requirements are satisfied. To this end you have to score a minimum of twenty five points (25). Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. 3.2 Additional Minimum Requirements You will be required to do job shadowing for eight hours at a dental practice. You must then submit a biographical questionaire based on the job shadowing to the Department of Dental Sciences. In addition you have to also submit proof of inoculation against Hepatitis B at the time of registration.
Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Certificate and higher certificate applications close on 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens (30 June 2026 for Dental Assisting; 31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care).
The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.
Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/undergraduate/apply
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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