Dental Assistant Education Requirements

1. Introduction to Dental Medicine

The mouth is the window into human health. This course provides an overview of dental medicine to engage, educate, excite and assist you in improving the oral health of your patients and members of your community. We will review topics in dental medicine including scope of the field, what to expect in function, and some of the many ways that dysfunction may present for different patients. This will include discussions of mouth, jaw, and tooth anatomy, pathology, and treatment. We will talk...

2. Implant Dentistry

Implant Dentistry is one of the most dynamic and rapidly developing areas within oral health care. In spite of increasing popularity of implantology, it is a relatively new discipline within dental education and remains limited to post-graduate courses offered by dental schools in many parts of the world today. With the vision to help dental practitioners gain clinical understanding of implantology and an opportunity to provide implant treatments to their patients, the Faculty of Dentistry of...

3. Manejo moderno de la caries dental

Se trata de un curso básico sobre el tratamiento de la caries dental para controlar su progresión. Existen diversas posturas sobre el tratamiento de esta enfermedad. En este curso, se revisa una aproximación al tratamiento no invasivo de este problema. La caries dental es examinada no sólo como la destrucción parcial o total del diente, sino como una enfermedad que presenta diferentes fases. Asimismo, se analizan principios y elementos para controlar la caries dental, antes de que se presenten...

4. Dentistry 101

Dentistry 101 is an introduction to the exciting and diverse field of dentistry through the lens of its many practitioners. If you’re interested in exploring dentistry as a profession, or if you’re ready to pursue a career in it and want to prepare yourself for dental school and the profession that lies ahead, Dentistry 101 will help you better envision the paths you can take. If you complete Dentistry 101, you'll have a well-rounded introductory understanding of the field of dentistry, and...

5. The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and Disease

This course will focus on the interprofessional realtionship of dentistry and medicine. For each session, the medical specialist will present a broad overview of specific disease entity which will be followed by a dental educator discussing the relevant oral manifestations and implications. The final module of each session will be devoted to the interaction between the dental and other health care professionals...

6. Foundations for Assisting in Home Care

This course is intended as a self-study course for those interested in exploring a career as a Home Health Aide or Personal Care Aide...

7. PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) using the antiretroviral medication emtricitibine/tenofovir approved in countries around the world is a highly effective means of reducing transmission of HIV through sexual encounters and needle sharing. This Johns Hopkins University course PrEPares you with essential information, concepts and practical advice regarding PrEP from leaders in the field. A first of its kind learning opportunity, both providers and patients learn from the same experts through...

8. Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Assistant: Opioid Use Disorder Medication Assisted Treatment Waiver Training (24hr)

This online course opportunity is made possible through a joint partnership with University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVASOM) and Nursing (SON) and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), Data 2000 sponsor for this MAT waiver training. This content was created by the AAAP and has been used with permission. This course is designed to highlight important issues affecting prescribing clinicians regarding the new requirements and guidelines in opioid prescribing and management...

9. Modern Dental Extractions - Fast, Painless, & Non-invasive

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The goal is less trauma and less drama! This is an update that teaches superior methods for atraumatic extractions...

10. Must-Have Tools for Virtual Assistants in 2023

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Step by step tutorials for over 30 tools that will make your Virtual Assistant business and productivity skyrocket!...

11. Google Assistant development with Actions on Google

4.7

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Google Assistant development in Node. js with Actions on Google & DialogFlow & Firebase for Google Home & Android device...

12. Shh! 12 Secrets Only the Best Administrative Assistants Know

4.4

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Personal & Professional Development for Administrative and Executive Assistants...

13. OSHA General Industry

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OSHA...

14. Work From Home as a Virtual Assistant

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Learn how to launch your own business providing services via online technology...

15. Executive Assistants: Manage Client's GCal (Beginners)

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Google Calendar (2018) Setup, Strategies and Scripts...

16. Minimal Intervention Dentistry for Paediatric Patients

Dental caries is the most prevalent oral disease in children worldwide. It severely compromises the quality of life of children and their families. The cost of treating dental caries and its complications place a heavy financial burden on individuals, families and society. Minimal intervention dentistry (MID) is a philosophy of care that aims to conserve tooth tissues throughout a person’s life. It is an effective treatment approach with increasing acceptance among dental professionals. The MID...

17. Digital Biomaterials

Learn from a dynamic team of 25 dental practitioners and researchers across 10 dental specialties from around the world led by HKU’s Professor Jukka P. Matinlinna and Dr James K.H. Tsoi. In this 4-Week-4-Module course, Digital Biomaterials, you will not only learn the special properties of novel biomaterials in oral health care, but you will be introduced to the crucial and dramatic roles of digital dentistry in contemporary oral health care. New technology development and breakthroughs in...

18. Oral Health Care for Autistic Children

Recent studies indicate that the prevalence rate of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has risen dramatically over the past decades and a likely trend of continual global surge in autistic child patients. Children with ASD have oral sensitivities and daily oral hygiene management could be difficult. In caring for autistic children, it is essential to understand the unique behaviors and other possible comorbid conditions and in particular, to gain the confidence and cooperation of the patient before...

19. Implant Dentistry

Follow leading specialists, researchers and teachers of Implant Dentistry from more than 10 countries around the world led by HKU's Implant Dentistry MOOC team to explore the biology, the technology and clinical management in implant dentistry today. In this 5-Week-5-Module course, you will learn about what implant dentistry is all about, covering the comprehensive spectrum of successful implant practice. A key aim of this course is to help learners set the foundations for an effective and...

20. Human Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Cases

Human Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Cases invites students to join medical and basic science faculty at Harvard Medical School (HMS) to learn about musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in clinical practice. For each case, students visit the HMS Clinical Skills Center to observe the initial patient encounter and physical examination by an orthopedic surgeon. Following the patient encounter, students complete the interactive gross anatomy, histology and radiology learning sessions essential for...