TUT National Certificate in Dental Assisting

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: DENTAL ASSISTING

Qualification code: NCDS91 – NQF Level 5

Campus where offered:	Pretoria Campus (day or block-mode classes)
Last year of new intake:	2017
Teach-out (phase-out) dates:	31 December 2019(day classes); and
	31 December 2020 (block-mode classes)

Students registered for this qualification should complete their studies according to the teach-out date prescribed for the qualification, subject to the stipulations of Regulation 3.1.11 and 3.1.13 in the Students’ Rules and Regulations.

Information on phased-out programmes can be obtained from the TUT website, www.tut.ac.za.

CURRICULUM

Consult the 2017 Faculty Prospectus for the full contents of the qualification.

SUBJECTS PRINTED IN BOLD ARE NOT FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES.

YEAR SUBJECTS
CODE	SUBJECT	CREDIT
DAP110T	Dental Assisting Practical I	(0,175)
DAT110T	Dental Assisting Theory I
DAT11PT	Dental Assisting Theory: Dental Assisting I	(0,088)
DAT11QT	Dental Assisting Theory: Dental	(0,087)
	Radiography I
DPM100T	Dental Practice Management I	(0,175)
EXP1DET	Work-Integrated Learning	(0,300)
OAP100T	Oral Anatomy and Pathology I	(0,175)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION:		1,000

SUBJECT/MODULE INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the Department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject/module. On 01 August 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

D

DENTAL ASSISTING PRACTICAL I (DAP110T)PRACTICAL EVALUATION

(Module/subject custodian: Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences)

General orientation and maintenance of the dental surgery, clinical asepsis, clinical dental disciplines, the processing of X-ray film, the preparation of dental materials. (Total tuition time: ± 110 hours)

DENTAL ASSISTING THEORY: DENTAL ASSISTING I (DAT11PT)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Module/subject custodian: Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences)

Dental terminology, disinfection and sterilisation, anesthetics, dental disciplines and dental materials. (Total tuition time: ± 80 hours)

DENTAL ASSISTING THEORY: DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY I (DAT11QT)1 X 2-HOUR PAPER

(Module/subject custodian: Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences)

Basic principles of X-rays, principles of radiographic examination techniques and preventive methods. (Total tuition time: ± 80 hours)

	Prospectus 2019- Faculty of Science	1

DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT I (DPM100T)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Module/subject custodian: Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences)

Introduction to dentistry, working area, telephone technique, appointments, records and filing, mail, finance and dental stock, human relations, ethics and jurisprudence, introduction to computer literacy. (Total tuition time: ± 80 hours)

O

ORAL ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY I (OAP100T)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Module/subject custodian: Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences)

Anatomical landmarks in dentistry, salivary glands, muscles, blood and nerve supply, development of the face and oral cavity, oral microbiology, oral pathology, elementary pharmacology, clinical emergencies. (Total tuition time: ± 80 hours)

W

WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING (EXP1DET)WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING

(Module/subject custodian: Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences)

Practical application in a work situation of theoretical subjects in the first year. (Total tuition time: ± 480 hours for EXP1DET and ± 365 hours for WILDAS1)