The aim of this one-year course is to provide you with thorough theoretical knowledge, skills and competences associated with knowledgeable, caring and professional behaviour, in a variety of health settings where the dental team operates. We will help you to further develop intellectually by receiving knowledge focused on general and oral health and disease.
You are eligible to the Diploma course through a) the successful completion of the Preparatory Course for Diploma in Dental Surgery Assistance or b) evidence of DSA qualifications, as outlined in detail below. You will learn and consolidate your clinical skills by being exposed to a number of clinics under the remit of the various specialties, as well as in the dental laboratory. The Diploma course will enable you to further refine your intellectual and clinical proficiency so as to allow you to seek direct employment or further studies, after completion of the course.
The aim of this one-year course is to provide you with thorough theoretical knowledge, skills and competences associated with knowledgeable, caring and professional behaviour, in a variety of health settings where the dental team operates. You will further develop intellectually by receiving knowledge focused on general and oral health and disease. The theory supporting the various disciplines in dentistry will be discussed in detail.
Eligibility to the Diploma course is through
- the successful completion of the Preparatory Course for Diploma in Dental Surgery Assistance or
- evidence of DSA qualifications, as outlined in detail below.
As a successful candidate, you will follow a structured course based on your entry qualifications and as directed by the Board of Studies.
You will acquire clinical training and will learn and consolidate your clinical skills by being exposed to a number of clinics under the remit of the various specialties, as well as in the dental laboratory. The Diploma course will enable you to further refine your intellectual and clinical proficiency so as to allow you to seek direct employment or further studies, after completion of the course.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to deliver the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge underpinning the practice of dental assistance. It is intended if you are interested in advancing the standards of your vocation. More specifically, the course will provide a sufficient body of knowledge to enable you to undertake your prescribed work with care, safety and responsibility and to recognize the full scope of your remit.
The course aims to:
- Provide thorough knowledge and reflection to enable you to practice your vocation in a professional and accountable manner.
- Provide a sound knowledge of oral and general health and disease.
- Provide principles of public health and basic oral health education and prophylaxis techniques to patients.
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DSG1000* | Clinical Training for Dental Assistants | 16 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
* Study-unit DSG1000 to be taken ONLY by candidates in possession of the Preparatory Course for the Diploma in Dental Surgery Assistance. It starts in semester 1 and continues up to the summer period.   | |||||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
ORC1009 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 9 - Preventive and Community Dentistry | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DNS1012 | Applied Human Biology and Anatomy for Dental Assistants | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
DNS1014 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 4 - Child Dental Health | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
DNS1015 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 5 - Dental Imaging | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ORC1000 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 1 - Prosthodontics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ORC1002 | An Introduction to Practice Management | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
RDN1002 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 2 - Conservative Dentistry | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DNS1013 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 3 - Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
DNS1016 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 6 - Orthodontics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ORC1003 | Clinical Ethics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ORC1007 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 7 - Periodontology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ORC1008 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 8 - Special Care Dentistry | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ORC1010 | Dental Specialties for Dental Assistants 10 - Geriatric Dentistry | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by The General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Diploma in Dental Surgery Assistance under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery.