Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
10926NAT
HealthAdvanced DiplomaNationally recognisedAccredited course
Level 6AQF level
18 months to 2 yearsAQF length guide
1Training providers
Jul 2021Accredited from
Source: training.gov.au · AQF
Qualification details and status from training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education (10926NAT, current release). Typical length is the Australian Qualifications Framework volume-of-learning guide for a Advanced Diploma; actual course length varies by provider and recognition of prior learning.More about our sources: How we check our factsWhat you learn
Units come from the official list for this course on the national register.
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BSBLDR412Communicate effectively as a workplace leader
CHCCSL004Research and apply personality and development theories
CHCDIV001Work with diverse people
CHCDIV002Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCPOL003Research and apply evidence to practice
HLTAAP002Confirm physical health status
HLTDEN027Take a clinical photograph
HLTINF006Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
HLTWHS001Participate in workplace health and safety
NAT10926001Manage pharmacotherapy in dental hygiene treatment
NAT10926002Work within a dental practitioner framework
NAT10926003Use epidemiology and evidence-based research in dental hygiene practice
NAT10926004Examine and assess a patient to devise a dental hygiene treatment plan
NAT10926005Confirm oral health status
NAT10926006Provide individual oral health education and counselling to patients
NAT10926007Perform a nutritional oral health assessment
NAT10926008Utilise dental instruments
NAT10926009Undertake and analyse diagnostic tests to determine oral health status
NAT10926010Use fluoride and chemotherapeutic agents to manage and prevent dental disease
NAT10926011Use knowledge of oral pathology and general medicine in dental hygiene practice
NAT10926012Manage pain and anxiety for dental hygiene treatment
NAT10926013Apply professional tooth whitening agents
NAT10926014Apply rubber dam and fissure sealants
NAT10926015Diagnose and manage dental hard tissue pathologies in the dental hygiene patient
NAT10926016Diagnose and manage periodontal conditions
NAT10926017Implement a dental hygiene program for children and adolescents
NAT10926018Identify and interpret findings on a dental radiograph
NAT10926019Provide clinical dental hygiene treatment
NAT10926020Plan and manage dental hygiene care for patients with special needs
NAT10926021Provide dental hygiene care to elderly patients
NAT10926022Perform orthodontic procedures
NAT10926023Undertake temporary restorative therapy
NAT10926024Take an impression and construct study models for dental hygiene patients
NAT10926025Provide community based oral health interventions and oral health promotion
Source: training.gov.au
Unit list from the 10926NAT unit grid on training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, current release. Core and elective packaging rules are set by the course; your provider confirms which electives they offer.More about our sources: How we check our factsWho offers it
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