Preventive Dentistry Module

You must submit two separate documents:

• Proof that you're a Registered Dental Assistant with a valid practice permit in good standing from the College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA) and that you're authorized for Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
• A signed letter from a current employer (Dentist) who is sponsoring your time off from work to attend daytime on-campus classes and to complete the practicum portions of the course on-site at your workplace (here is a sample template your employer can use to create the sponsor letter).

If you're not authorized by CADA for the Prosthodontic Advanced Practice, you can complete training for this skillset at any CADA-approved training provider in Alberta and submit your proof of course completion to CADA to update your member profile, and authorize you for this newly acquired Advanced Practice skill.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• distinguish the anatomical features and functions of teeth
• identify the anatomical structure of the mouth, oral cavity proper and extrinsic salivary glands
• identify the bones and anatomical landmarks of the human skull
• describe the embryonic development of the oral cavity
• describe the structure and function of the periodontium
• determine whether a patient’s treatment plan meets the criteria within the Registered Dental Assistants (RDAs) and the College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA) Preventive Dentistry Module’s (PDM) Policies
• describe the importance and use of standard precautions to prevent pathogen transmission
• describe the prevention, detection and intervention methods for different forms of cancer
• describe and identify distinct types of tobacco-related lesions and the corresponding treatment interventions
• identify, describe and document extraoral and intraoral soft tissue lesions
• identify, document and explain common conditions of the tongue
• describe the appearance, etiology and treatment methodologies for oral lesions commonly caused by removable prosthetics
• differentiate between gingival conditions and periodontal disease
• plan, document and execute oral health promotion and oral disease prevention
• connect Ergonomics to operator career longevity
• describe the various uses of a periodontal probe for a periodontal assessment
• detect supragingival and subgingival dental abnormalities using a dental explorer
• select appropriate periodontal instruments based on the required application
• demonstrate appropriate use of instrument grasps and fulcrums
• demonstrate accurate adaptations and angulations of periodontal instruments
• recognize safe, effective and unbroken working strokes
• recognize appropriate techniques for systematic manual supragingival and subgingival calculus removal
• assess, plan and select power-driven instrumentation for deposit removal as indicated
• compare different ways of instrumentation to detect calculus
• integrate the CADA Code of Ethics into a professional clinical environment within the Health Professions Act and the Dental Assistants Professional Regulation
• adapt to cultural differences in preventive treatment planning
• discuss ways to create a community of professional peers
• perform periodontal screening and recording assessment
• perform full mouth periodontal probing
• evaluate periodontal scaling instruments for appropriate sharpness
• perform periodontal scaling instrument sharpening
• perform periodontal scaling using hand-held instruments and ultrasonic instruments.

You'll receive a SAIT completion/result letter signed by your instructor upon successful completion of this DENT-100 course. Submit the letter to CADA to update your member profile and for authorization to use your newly acquired Preventive Dentistry Advanced Practice skill.