C6157 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics

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Plan: C6157 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
Campus: City Campus

Overview

Program details
Purpose of the Program
Articulation and pathways
Entrance requirements
External accreditation and industry links
Student expenses and charges in addition to fees
Library, IT and specialist resources

Program details

Award title: Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
Qualification national code: HLT65015
Nominal hours: 1610
Career: TAFE
Duration: 2 years part time
Location: RMIT Building 154 Level 3 (Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne)
Owning school: Social Care and Health (535T)
Owning school URL: www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/college-of-vocational-education
CRICOS code:

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Purpose of the Program

The Advanced Diploma Dental Prosthetics program is based on theoretical and practical skills training combined with a supervised clinical experience located at the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne.  As well as your technical skills, you will also gain clinical skills to work independently as you provide complete and partial dental services as well as mouthguards and occlusal splints to the public. This National Training Package qualification provides you with the knowledge, clinical and practical skills required to be registered as a Dental Prosthetist in Australia. 

You will start by developing theoretical and clinical understandings of treatment planning, including:

  • record keeping to industry standards
  • implementing oral hygiene programs
  • oral pathology, charting and notation
  • compliance with infection control policies and procedures
  • taking impressions

You will build on your treatment planning knowledge and impression taking skills by continuing treatment for patients requiring dental prosthetic services including:

  • registration of jaw relationships, try in and inserting of prosthetic appliances
  • maintenance and care of dental appliances
  • referral processes
  • implant treatment considerations 
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Articulation and pathways

There are no articulation pathways for this program at present.

You may be eligible for credit into other RMIT University programs for successfully completing this program upon application to other RMIT University programs. Please check with admissions officer of your program of choice.

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Entrance requirements

To gain entry into Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics a candidate must hold the HLT55115 Diploma of Dental Technology or the HLT55118 Diploma of Dental Technology.

Applicants will be required to undertake a practical skills assessment of your fine motor skill ability in order to ascertain your technical currency in the pre-requisite qualification and will be required attend a pre-enrolment interview.  

Due to the requirements to work with patients of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne; and the nature of the clinical work, successful candidates will be required to undergo a police check, provide a working with children check and obtain a range of immunisations prior to being granted entry into the clinic.  

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External accreditation and industry links

This program is Nationally recognised and endorsed as the pre eminent qualification required for registration with the Dental Board of Australia (AHPRA). The University, through this program, also has an MOU with Dental Health Services Victoria at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne for the provision of clinical training. 

All graduates are required to apply to AHPRA for registration. You will need to meet all of  their requirements including English Language proficiency to IELTS level 7.0. Full details are available from the  AHPRA website https://www.ahpra.gov.au/  

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Student expenses and charges in addition to fees

Once you are enrolled as a student in this program you will need to allow for expenses other than university tuition fees.  Additional expenses may relate to the purchase of lecture notes, textbooks, stationery, consumables such as printer paper, fees levied by commercial internet service providers for internet access outside of the university campus, and other relevant costs.

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Library, IT and specialist resources

Library resources and services

As a student enrolled in a program at RMIT University you can access the extensive services, facilities and study space provided by the Library. You can access books, journals and other course related materials, such as DVDs, past exams, newspapers and e-books. Through our document delivery service you can also request items from any library in the world.

Computers for study are available at every Library site, where you can access the Internet, myRMIT (www.rmit.edu.au/myrmit) or Library e-resources. If you have a laptop you can access the RMIT University wireless network in the Library.

Library staff can show you how to find information for your assignments or you can work through web-based tutorials or use our online Ask a Librarian service.

The Library is continually expanding our electronic collections to make it easier for you to get the information you need when you need it. All RMIT University students have unlimited access to quality electronic resources such as, e-books, e-journals and newspapers.

You can find more information on Library resources and services at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library.

Online learning tools and content

You can access online learning tools and content for your program and associated courses at: myRMIT www.rmit.edu.au/myrmit.

Services available to you as a student at RMIT University

RMIT University provides a wide range of resources and opportunities to assist your learning and wellbeing so you can achieve your study and career goals.

Services are available face to face and online assisting with:

  • transition to tertiary study and learning
  • study skills, academic skills including literacy, mathematics and basic sciences if relevant
  • enabling assistance if you have a disability, long term medical condition or other form of disadvantage which may impact on your learning
  • career development and employment
  • living and wellbeing (including advice on health, housing and financial matters)
  • opportunities for scholarships, leadership and study abroad
  • opportunities for participating in arts, sport, recreation, fitness activities as well as student activism and university governance

We also offer a friendly and supportive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

You can find more information at: www.rmit.edu.au/students

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