Table of Contents

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL ASSISTING 1. The dental health team 2. Ethics & jurisprudence 3. Psychology for dental assistants 4. Communication 5. Reception duties 6. Account keeping & financial duties SECTION 2: HUMAN BIOLOGY 7. Body systems 8. Anatomy & physiology of the head & neck 9. Dental anatomy 10. Microbiology 11. Pathology 12. Oral pathology 13. Dental pathology SECTION 3: CLINICAL DENTISTRY 14. Infection control 15. Occupational health & safety 16. Surgery equipment and its maintenance 17. Patient management and clinical assistance 18. Oral examination, diagnosis and treatment planning 19. Commonly used instruments and accessories 20. Pain control in dentistry/ Anaesthesia and sedation 21. Dental radiography 22. First aid & emergencies SECTION 4: RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY 23. Restorative materials 24. Restorations 25. Fixed prosthodontics 26. Implants SECTION 5: PREVENTATIVE DENTISTRY 27. Preventative dentistry & oral health education 28. Diet & nutrition SECTION 6: SPECIALIST AREAS OF DENTISTRY 29. Medically compromised patients 30. Removable prosthodontics 31. Periodontics 32. Oral surgery 33. Endodontics 34. Orthodontics 35. Paedodontics 36. Dentistry for the ageing 37. Forensic odontology SECTION 7: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 38. Employment opportunities