
Description
To enable the students to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to make appointments, receive patients, prepare the necessary materials and assist the dentist in dispensing oral treatments; to advise patients regarding postoperative care; to perform tasks related to prevention and treatment planning, and the control of contamination and biomedical waste management; to perform routine administrative tasks; to make denture pieces and models in a laboratory.

Program Overview
Coded - 5144(French) Sanction - DVS Sector - Health Services Total duration - 1500 hours Approximate duration in months - 13 months Number of credits - 100 StatusProgram - Program approved in 1994.

Admission
- Persons holding a CSQ or living in Quebec during the last 3 consecutive years or living in Quebec for 12 consecutive months without full-time studies - Permanent Residence or Canadian Citizen

Benefits
- Bursary up to $2100 per month - OPUS card reduced fare - Eyeglasses & Contact Lenses Subsidies
Course Content
-
254-412 Determine their suitability for the occupation and the training process 30 2
-
254-424 Apply concepts of oral anatomy 60 4
-
254-433 Apply concepts related to lesions and oral diseases 45 3
-
254-443 Apply principles and procedures of hygiene and asepsis 45 3
-
254-452 Apply concepts of pharmacology 30 2
-
254-464 Apply concepts related to oral treatments 60 4
-
254-475 Apply concepts related to dental materials 75 5
-
254-482 Take ocupational health and safety precautions 30 2
-
254-492 Apply first-aid techniques 30 2
-
254-503 Communicate in the workplace and work in a team 45 3
-
254-511 Apply the rules of professional ethics 15 1
-
254-527 Prepare materials required for various dental treatments 105 7
-
254-538 Apply techniques of chair-side assistance in operative dentistry 120 8
-
254-545 Perform administrative tasks 75 5
-
254-558 Perform tasls related to prevention and treatment planning 120 8
-
254-561 Plan a job search 15 1
-
254-578 Apply dental laboratory techniques 120 8
-
254-588 Apply techniques of chair-side assistance in specialized dentistry 120 8
-
254-598 Assist in operative dentistry, orthodontics and pedodontics 120 8
-
254-606 Assist in dental surgery and prosthodontics 90 6
-
254-614 Assist in endodontics and periodontics 60 4
-
254-626 Perform all dental assistance tasks required in a dental office 90 6
1500 100
