Course Description

Program Description This one-year Ontario College Certificate program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC). Students are prepared to practise in a professional, ethical and collaborative manner in a variety of dental practice settings. Students develop expertise in clinical chairside and laboratory skills, intra-oral care, radiography and oral health education and promotion. Students enhance their knowledge and skills through the provision of client care in Algonquin College`s onsite dental clinic and participation in a two-week (60 hour) placement in a dental office. Graduates of the program are eligible to write the National Dental Assisting Examination Board (NDAEB) examination which is a requirement to practise as a Level II Dental Assistant in Ontario. Graduates are also eligible to apply for certification with the Ontario Dental Assistants Association (ODAA). Algonquin’s Introduction to Canadian Health Studies (ICHS) is designed to help international students integrate into the Canadian context in health studies, be more successful in their program, as well as their future employment. This introduction is offered to students with a conditional acceptance to all health studies at Algonquin College, and will not address program-specific content. International applicants who meet the program eligibility requirements are required to complete preparatory courses (4-months in duration): Introduction to Canadian Health Studies (ICHS). Students who successfully complete the introduction will then proceed to their original health program of choice.

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