Certificate III in
Dental Assisting

• On Campus: full time: 1 year
• Workplace and Traineeship: self paced, but should be completed within 1 year 

This comprehensive dental assisting course offers you three distinct delivery modes tailored to your preferences and lifestyle:

1. On Campus

Our on campus delivery mode combines the best of both worlds, offering a blend of in person and practical learning experiences. You'll attend engaging face to face classes and gain hands on skills in our simulated dental environment at Elgar Campus.

2. Industry (Traineeship)

For those seeking flexibility, our industry focused course is fully online. You'll receive dedicated support from a knowledgeable trainer available through our Student Web platform and Microsoft Teams. Additionally, your trainer will make at least four workplace visits, scheduled in collaboration with you and your employer, to assess your progress and provide guidance.  

3. Workplace Based (Employed)

Designed for those already working in the dental industry, our workplace based course is also fully online. You'll benefit from the support of a dedicated trainer via our Student Web platform and Microsoft Teams. Just like the Industry mode, you'll enjoy a minimum of four workplace visits from your trainer to assess your performance and provide valuable insights.

Work Placement Requirements

To obtain your Certificate III in Dental Assisting, you must complete the requisite hours of work placement in a dental practice. Here's what's required based on your chosen delivery mode:

• On Campus: complete a minimum of 300 hours of work placement within a dental practice. It's your responsibility to arrange this placement.
• Workplace Based (Employed) and Industry (Traineeship): fulfil at least 350 hours of work placement within the dental practice where you are employed. This experience is crucial to your workplace assessments and learning.

Dental Assistant

All students must have:

• excellent communication skills
• excellent English language skills
• successfully completed Year 10
• a current National Police Check
• a Working With Children’s Check
• the Healthcare Workers Schedule A immunisations (including COVID-19 vaccination)

On Campus applicants must:

• find your own practical placement with a suitable dental practice (at least 50 hours must be completed in a general dental practice)

Industry (Traineeship) and Workplace (employed) applicants must:

• be employed for a minimum of 13 hours per week within a dental clinic (at least 50 hours must be completed in a general dental practice)
• have access to a computer/tablet device (with internet a camera and a microphone)
• have work within Metropolitan Melbourne (those based at workplaces outside of Metro Melbourne are encourage to enquire to see if we can meet your training needs)

PRE-TRAINING REVIEW - to assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment. A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.

TRAINEESHIP ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

To apply for this course, you must also be registered with an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network Provider and have a training contract with an employer. 

We can provide information and support on how to apply for a traineeship with an employer listed by an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network Provider. Contact the Skills & Jobs Centre on (03) 8892 1350 or email sajc.elgar@boxhill.edu.au.

Successful completion enables you to apply for Certificate IV in Dental Assisting.

This course is government accredited and has national recognition

The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 3

This training is provided with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments.

Service & Amenity Fee may vary depending on course commencement and enrolment duration. Retain Course Items are purchased once by the student prior to commencing. Those items then become the property of the student. Fees listed are at 2024 rates and may increase annually over the duration of delivery. The student tuition fees listed are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. For more information please contact our Course Advisors on 1300 BOX HILL.

You will be required to complete 10 units.