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December 2013
Type of practitioner Name of course or program of study and
institution Dental hygienist Additional Orthodontic Functions for
Dental Hygiene Practice in Queensland
University of Queensland
Dental hygienist Local anaesthesia
TAFE South Australia
Dental hygienist Local analgesia for dental hygiene practice in
Queensland
University of Queensland
Dental hygienist Local analgesia for dental hygienists
University of Melbourne
Dental hygienist Panoramic radiograph (or Orthopantomograms
OPG)
TAFE South Australia
Dental hygienist Local Analgesia
University of Adelaide *this course is no longer provided and is
relevant only for those dental hygienists who successfully
undertook the course when provided by the University of
Adelaide
Dental hygienist Temporary Restorations
University of Adelaide *this course is no longer provided and is
relevant only for those dental hygienists who successfully
undertook the course when provided by the University of
Adelaide
Dental hygienist & dental therapist
In-Office Whitening for Dental Hygienists & Therapists
University of Queensland
Dental hygienist & dental therapist
Modern Concepts of Caries Management
University of Melbourne
Dental hygienist & dental therapist
Orthodontic Technique & Theory for Qualified Dental
Therapists & Hygienists Academy of Orthodontic Assisting
*this course is no longer provided and is relevant for those
dental hygienists and dental therapists who successfully undertook
the course when provided by the Academy of Orthodontic
Assisting
Dental hygienist & dental therapist
Orthodontics for Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists
University of Melbourne
Dental hygienist & dental therapist
Orthodontics Principles for Dental Therapists and Hygienists
Part 1 and Part 2
University of Queensland
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Type of practitioner Name of course or program of study and
institution Dental therapist & oral health therapist
Dentistry for 0-4 year olds
University of Queensland
Dental therapist & oral health therapist
Graduate Certificate in Dental Therapy Advanced Clinical
Practice
University of Melbourne *this program was assessed through an
interim approval process. The Board is looking to finalise the
process in early 2014
Dental therapist Alginate Dental Impressions: A Practical Course
for Dental Therapists
University of Melbourne (School of Rural Health)
Dental therapist Dental Therapist Impression taking training
program
Dental Health Services Victoria
Dental therapist Management of a Deep Carious Lesion in a
Primary Tooth including the Placement of Stainless Steel Crowns
Queensland Health Oral Health Clinical Education and Training
Unit and Clinical Education and Training Queensland
Dental therapist Stainless steel crown techniques for the
primary dentition
University of Queensland
Dental therapist Deciduous Pulpotomy and Stainless Steel
Crown
South Australian Dental Service
Dental prosthetist Partial Denture Bridging Program
RMIT (N0004), Victoria
Dental prosthetist Construct and insert an Implant retained
overdenture
RMIT (S0010), Victoria
Dental prosthetist Certification Course (level 2): The Theory
and Practical Application of Full Overdenture Treatment
International Team for Implantology *this course is no longer
provided and is relevant only for those dental prosthetists who
successfully undertook the course in 2003
Dental prosthetist Construct and Insert an implant retained
overdenture
TAFE NSW Sydney Institute (HLTDP608A)
Dental prosthetist Partial Denture Bridging Program
Central Institute of Technology, Western Australia
All Cone Beam Computed (Volumetric) Tomography (CBCT) Licensing
Course
University of Adelaide
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