Dental Assisting (Levels I and II) Program

George Brown College’s Dental Assisting program provides the education required to work as a certified dental assistant (Levels I and II). Students will develop the skills, technical knowledge and clinical experience necessary to work in a professional, ethical and collaborative manner in a variety of settings.

This program will prepare you to become a valued collaborative member of the oral health-care team. You will have an opportunity to develop competencies related to clinical assisting, oral health education and business administration consistent with national and provincial standards.

This Dental Assisting (Levels I and II) program offers both on-site and off-site field education opportunities. In semester 1, the curriculum is focused on building the core skills of a dental assistant while working with mannequins in their on-site, state-of-the-art WAVE Dental Clinic and dental laboratories.

In semester 2, you will build on this foundation by practising on each other and alongside students from the Restorative Dental Hygiene program. You will then progress to practise your consolidated skills with real patients both in the WAVE Clinic and off-site in the community. Typical field education sites include private dental practices, public health units and teaching hospitals.

What You’ll Learn

• Maintain client and personal safety in the practice environment.
• Contribute to the development of a comprehensive client profile by using a variety of data-collection methods in collaboration with the client and other health professionals and in compliance with privacy legislation.
• Contribute to the development of a comprehensive plan for oral health services and programs in collaboration with the client and other health professionals.
• Provide oral health services and programs, as identified in the comprehensive plan and as permitted within the scope of practice.
• Contribute to the evaluation and reporting of appropriate aspects of the oral health services and program by using a variety of sources, including the client profile.