Professional Certificate in Dental Assistant

·         Efficiently disinfect and prepare patient treatment areas

·         Set up equipment, instruments and required materials for scheduled dental procedure

·         Complete the preparations for the patient treatment in a timely manner as per the relevant procedures and protocols of the provider.

·         Properly prepare, sterilise and store required instruments and equipment as per the protocols and guidelines

·         Understand the clinical procedural requirements of the patient

·         Prepare and implement patient risk management procedures

·         Ensure access to the dental treatment area and chair is appropriately provided

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Maintain competence within one’s role and field of practice

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practise

·         Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements practice

·         considering the available resources, minimising patient wait time and non-productive time of staff

·         Make the appointments as per the requirements of the patient, and healthcare provider policies and guidelines

·         Schedule appointments that facilitates smooth patient flow and ease of patient transitions

·         Accurately document the appointments in a timely manner

·         Effectively adjust the treatment plans and schedules to meet changing needs

·         Develop patient treatment plan in consultation with dentist and ensure that

·         Determine the treatment requirements of the patient

·         Prepare and implement patient risk management procedures

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Maintain competence within one’s role and field of practice

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practice

·         Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Maintain competence within one’s role and field of

·         practice

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practise

·         Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements practice

·         Assist in performing the procedure to thoroughly rinse the mouth and floss teeth contacts to ensure that it is

·         free of debris

·         Assist in ensuring that teeth are polished, free of plaque, glossy and uniformly reflect light

·         Assist in ensuring that soft tissue gingiva is free of trauma evidence

·         Assist in applying topical fluorides following the recommended application procedures of each fluoride agent

·         Assist in preparing the teeth and sealant material according to the dental therapeutic guidelines and directions of manufacturer

·         Assist in achieving thorough, even and appropriately coverage of all indicated pits and fissures

·         Assist in ensuring teeth are flossed and free of excess sealant material

·         Assist in ensuring timely implementation of appropriate procedures

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Maintain competence within one’s role and field of

·         practice

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practice

·         14. Evaluate and reflect the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements

·         Assist in matching shade to patient’s dentition and document it

·         Assist in implementing appropriate, safe and effective local anaesthetic agents as per the dental anaesthesia standards

·         Assist in managing the suspected or known local and systemic complications related to administration of local anaesthesia

·         Assist in performing the procedure to thoroughly clean the mouth to ensure that it is free of saliva, blood, water and debris

·         Assist in matching shade to the patient’s dentition and document it

·         Punch rubber dam pattern as per the appropriate industry punch size and pattern

·         Assist in choosing appropriate rubber dam retainer to fit shape and size of tooth

·         Assist in appropriately attaching ligature to the bow of the dental dam retainer and fit retainer firmly around the tooth without impinging on gum tissue

·         Assist in flossing the rubber dam and tuck it between each isolated tooth

·         Assist in selecting and setting up appropriate matrix and ensure matrix band is accurately contoured, fitting

·         the tooth

·         Assist in placing a wedge in the contact area of interproximal restorations and carefully remove the wedge using appropriate dental instruments

·         12. Assist in loosening the matrix band and remove it

·         Assist in accurately implementing appropriate, safe and effective local anaesthetic agents as per the dental anaesthesia standards

·         Assist in appropriately and effectively managing the suspected or known local and systemic complications related to administration of local anaesthesia

·         Efficiently and smoothly transfer instruments, equipment and materials

·         Assist in performing procedures to thoroughly clean the mouth to ensure that it is free of saliva, blood, water

·         and debris

·         Assist in properly and thoroughly remove sutures

·         Assist in freeing the Internal wound tissues of external contamination

·         Assist in gently packing extraction site in medicament dipped, appropriate packing material

·         Assist in controlling all bleeding

·         Provide all prescriptions and patient items to the patient

·         Clearly and accurately instruct the patient on follow- up procedures

·         Assist in ensuring that the adjacent soft tissue remains intact without signs of trauma

·         Assist in ensuring timely implementation of appropriate

·         procedures

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Assist in accurately implementing appropriate, safe and effective local anaesthetic agents as per the dental anaesthesia standards

·         Assist in appropriately and effectively managing the suspected or known local and systemic complications related to administration of local anaesthesia

·         Assist in punching rubber dam pattern as per the appropriate industry punch size and pattern

·         Assist in choosing appropriate rubber dam retainer to fit shape and size of tooth

·         Assist in appropriately attaching ligature to the bow of the dental dam retainer and fit retainer firmly around the tooth without impinging on gum tissue

·         Assist in flossing the rubber dam and tuck it between each isolated tooth

·         Efficiently and smoothly transfer instruments, equipment and materials

·         Assist in exposing, processing and mounting radiographs that are clear of exposure and contain appropriate teeth and anatomy

·         Assist in performing procedures to thoroughly clean the mouth to ensure that it is free of saliva, blood, water and debris

·         Assist in placing temporary filling, ensuring that the temporary site is cleaned, dried and isolated properly as per the guidelines

·         Assist in ensuring that temporary material is accurately placed and adapted into the cavity/preparation

·         Assist in ensuring that temporary filling is free of excess material

·         Assist in controlling all bleeding

·         Provide all prescriptions and patient items to the patient

·         Clearly and accurately instruct the patient on follow- up procedures

·         Assist in ensuring timely implementation of appropriate procedures

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues 19. Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practice

·         21. Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements

·         Assist in taking impressions that include all teeth present, surrounding tissues and appropriate landmark

·         Assist in taking impressions that are free of bubbles, tears and voids

·         Assist in taking impressions that accurately establish centric relationship with approved methods

·         Assist in fabricating diagnostic cast as per the guidelines, with proper plane of occlusion, trimming and thickness

·         Assist in fabricating custom tray that fits and

·         adapts to arch without impinging tissue

·         Assist in ensuring that custom tray is free sharp edges, compounds, waxes and debris

·         Assist in maintaining proper room of the impression material between the tray and the teeth

·         Assist in fabricating Maxillary tray that covers the teeth and hard palate and extends slightly behind the gingival margin but not into the mucobuccal fold

·         Assist in fabricating Mandibular tray that covers the teeth and extends beyond the gingival margin but not into the mucobuccal fold

·         Assist in reparing tray and material according to the Instructions

·         Efficiently and smoothly transfer instruments, equipment and materials

·         Assist in performing procedures to thoroughly clean the mouth to ensure that it is free of saliva, blood, water and debris

·         Assist in controlling all bleeding

·         Assist in providing all prescriptions and patient items to the patient

·         Assist in instructing the patient on follow-up procedures

·         Assist in ensuring timely implementation of appropriate

·         procedures

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practice

·         Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements

·         Assist in implementing appropriate, safe and effective local anaesthetic agents as per the dental anaesthesia

·         standards

·         Assist in managing the suspected or known local and systemic complications related to administration of local

·         anaesthesia

·         Assist in preparing wound site and dressing material, and

·         carefully place dressing covering entire wound site

·         Assist in properly adapting the dressing to the teeth and adjacent soft tissues for appropriate coverage and maximum retention without occlusal interference

·         Transfer instruments, equipment and materials

·         safely without causing any damage

·         Assist in performing procedures to thoroughly clean the mouth to ensure that it is free of saliva, blood, water and debris

·         Assist in providing all prescriptions and patient items to the patient

·         Instruct the patient on follow-up procedures

·         Assist in ensuring timely implementation of appropriate

·         procedures

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practice

·         Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements

·         Assist in implementing appropriate, safe and effective local anaesthetic agents as per the dental anaesthesia standards

·         Assist in managing the suspected or known local and systemic complications related to administration of local

·         anaesthesia

·         Assist in preparing wound site and dressing material, and

·         carefully place dressing covering entire wound site

·         Assist in properly adapting the dressing to the teeth and adjacent soft tissues for appropriate coverage and maximum retention without occlusal interference safely without causing any damage

·         Assist in performing procedures to thoroughly clean the mouth to ensure that it is free of saliva, blood, water and debris

·         Assist in providing all prescriptions and patient items to the patient

·         Instruct the patient on follow-up procedures

·         Assist in ensuring timely implementation of appropriate procedures from superior when situations are beyond one’s

·         competence and authority

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the

·         quality and safety of practice

·         Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements

·         Assist in providing all prescriptions and patient items to the patient

·         Instruct the patient on follow-up procedures

·         Assist in ensuring timely implementation of appropriate procedures from superior when situations are beyond one’s competence and authority

·         Recognise the boundary of one’s role and responsibility and seek supervision

·         Establish trust and rapport with colleagues

·         Promote and demonstrate good practice as an individual and as a team member at all times

·         Identify and manage potential and actual risks to the quality and safety of practice

·         Evaluate and reflect on the quality of one’s work and make continuing improvements

·         Identify individual responsibilities in relation to maintaining workplace health safety and security requirements

·         Comply with health, safety and security procedures

·         for the workplace

·         Report any identified breaches in health, safety, and security procedures to the designated person

·         Identify potential hazards and breaches of safe work practices

·         Correct any hazards that individual can deal with safely, competently and within the limits of authority

·         Promptly and accurately report the hazards that individual is not allowed to deal with, to the relevant person and warn other people who may get affected

·         Follow the organisation’s emergency procedures promptly, calmly, and efficiently

·         Identify and recommend opportunities for improving

·         health, safety, and security to the designated person

·         Complete any health and safety records legibly and accurately

·         Communicate with other people clearly and effectively

·         Integrate one’s work with other people’s work effectively

·         Pass on essential information to other people on timely basis

·         Work in a way that shows respect for other people

·         Carry out any commitments made to other people

·         Reason out the failure to fulfil commitment

·         Identify any problems with team members and other people and take the initiative to solve these problems

·         8. Follow the organisation’s policies and procedures

·         Clearly establish, agree, and record the work requirements

·         Utilise time effectively

·         Ensure his/her work meets the agreed requirements

·         Treat confidential information correctly

·         Work in line with the organisation’s procedures and policies and within the limits of his/her job role

·         Follow the appropriate procedures, policies and protocols for the method of collection and containment level according to the waste type

·         Apply appropriate health and safety measures and standard precautions for infection prevention and control and personal protective equipment relevant to the type and category of

·         waste

·         Segregate the waste material from work areas in line with current legislation and organisational requirements

·         Segregation should happen at source with proper containment, by using different color coded bins for different categories of waste

·         Check the accuracy of the labelling that identifies the type and content of waste

·         Confirm suitability of containers for any required course of action appropriate to the type of waste disposal

·         Check the waste has undergone the required processes to  Make it safe for transport and disposal

·         Transport the waste to the disposal site, taking into consideration its associated risks

·         Report and deal with spillages and contamination in accordance with current legislation and procedures

·         Maintain full, accurate and legible records of information and store in correct location in line with current legislation, guidelines,

·         local policies and protocols

• Compile and analyse the reports
• Deliver presentations using basic computer operating Skill
• Communicate using email
• Submit the online sales reports and facilitate the online product surveys

• Practice basics of communication while communicating with stakeholders, doctors, traders & with other regulatory bodies.
• Pronounce the product name correctly
• Practice basic English grammar while communicating product specifications to target customers/ clients
• Practice corporate manners & etiquettes while interacting with customers and stakeholders.
• Deliver presentation & demonstration of the product with confidence
• Follow dress code as per organisation guidelines

• Perform information gathering about product and competitor under supervision of a mentor
• Interact with customers for promoting and selling products and assist in providing after sales service to the mentor
• Assist in organizing medical conferences and execution of promotional events