Health Sciences
Advanced Diploma in Adult and Community Education and Training Teaching
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
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Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
One-year, full-time Higher Certificate in Dental Assisting (HCDNA1, SAQA ID 97879, NQF level 5) at ML Sultan Campus, providing foundational training for dental assistants. Students register with the HPCSA as student dental assistants. The primary task of a dental assistant is assisting the dentist with surgical procedures, impression taking, orthodontics, fillings and extractions, alongside reception, data capture, medical aid dealings and infection control.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Department: Department of Dental Sciences | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dental Assisting Practical 1A and 1B, Dental Assisting Theory 1A and 1B, Dental Practice Management, Oral Anatomy and Pathology 1A and 1B, Pharmacology for Dental Assisting, Dental Assisting Clinical Practice and Cornerstone (128 credits over two semesters).
Dental assistant in private practice, public hospitals, the defence force medical division, medical aid companies, dental supply companies and dental laboratories; experienced assistants also find work internationally.
NSC: English rating 3; Mathematics rating 3 or Mathematical Literacy rating 5; Physical Science or Life Science rating 3; and two additional 20-credit subjects at rating 3 (not more than one language). Senior Certificate with matric exemption: English, Mathematics, Physical Science or Biology at HG E / SG C, plus two additional subjects at E / C. NCV Level 4: 60% in English, Mathematics (or 70% in Mathematical Literacy), Physical Science or Life Science, and any two subjects at 60%. Applicants are generally selected after an interview (held early November) and may also be invited to an entrance or placement test; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee a place. Apply through CAO (code DU-D-HDA).
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.
Duration: 1 year
Apply through the official page: https://onlineapps.dut.ac.za/
Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Health Sciences
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
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