Explore every role on the South African oral health team: dental assistants, oral hygienists, dental therapists, dental technicians, dentists and specialists, and the people who run practices and supply the industry. Learn how the public and private systems deliver oral health, who regulates each profession, what oral diseases the team prevents and treats, and how to qualify, get funded and get in. You finish with a complete Dental Career Pathway Portfolio.
6
Modules
23
Lessons
6 weeks
Duration
Foundation
Level
Course outcomes
Describe the roles, scopes of practice and regulators of the South African oral health team
Compare where oral health professionals work across the public, private and community sectors
Explain the main oral diseases, their risk factors and how prevention and health promotion reduce them
Describe dental specialties, dental technology and practice administration careers
Plan a qualification route with school subjects, admission requirements, funding and registration
Prepare evidence of interest through job shadowing, a community oral health activity and an application
Create a Dental Career Pathway Portfolio with a five-year plan
Join a structured pathway with lessons, assessments, and practical learning. Earn a certificate plus 1200 VowRewards on completion.
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