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Learners are required on campus for a 13-week period. The balance of the time is made up of the 300 hours of mandatory clinical placement. This clinical placement is organised through the Holmesglen clinical placement office.<p>There are 4 stages to HLT35021 Certificate III in Dental Assisting covering 10 units in total:<p>Stage 1 is delivered face-to-face in the classroom or simulation laboratory for the first 5 weeks. The emphasis is on HLTWHS001. Participate in workplace health and safety, CHCCOM005 communicate and work in health or community services, CHCDIV001 work with diverse people, and HLTDEN017 assist with administration in dental practice. Stage 1 concludes with the first aid unit HLTAID011 Provide First Aid<p>Stage 2 is delivered over three weeks, three days a week for seven hours each day. Learners are introduced to the infection control units HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control, HLTINF002 Process reusable medical devices and equipment, and HLTDEN015 Prepare and assist with dental operations. These units are delivered in-person at the dental simulation laboratory.<p>Stage 3 is delivered over two weeks (1 day per week, seven hours each day, face-to-face) and covers the unit HLTDEN016 Assist with dental radiography. This section teaches learners how to prepare patients for dental radiography, x-rays, and processing and mounting dental radiographs.<p>Stage 4 is delivered over three weeks (1 day per week, seven hours per day). During these three weeks the unit HLTDEN028 Provide excellent oral hygiene training to patients as part of an oral health treatment plan is covered. Learners are taught how to advise patients on oral hygiene practices, products, and aids tailored to their specific needs.<p>The learner will spend the remaining time on clinical placement, which will be spaced out over a 10-month period. They are given a clinical placement portfolio in which they must keep track of their hours spent and have their mentor at the dental clinic sign them off each day and provide feedback.<p>There are three units linked to placement. HLTDEN015, HLTINF002, and HELDEN106. The Holmesglen trainer will conduct a workplace assessment at the end of their course to complete the final assessment, which is an observation assessment in which the learner must perform three full client episodes.