Introduction

The 2025 Foundation Course in Dental Surgery Assisting is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of both current and aspiring Dental Surgery Assistants. This 33-hour course will run from late May to early August 2025, combining lectures with hospital visits to provide hands-on experience in a real clinical setting, including access to the central sterilizing unit and dental laboratory.

Programme Details

2025 DSA Foundation Course

[Application Closed]

Course structure

Course Topic	Brief Details
1. Understanding Dental Terminology: A Guide to Effective Charting	– Nomenclature of teeth
2. Infection Control	– Adopting Standard Precautions: Essential Protocols for Dental Clinics
3. Familiarizing with Chairside Dental Surgery Assisting	– Basic Dental Procedures Explained: Scaling, Restorations, Extractions and more – Essential Pre- and Post-operative Instructions for dental patients: Care after Scaling, Restorations, Extractions and Implants
4. Maximizing Efficiency in Dental Laboratory Work	– Model Pouring Techniques and Demonstrating the use of Custom Trays in Dental Procedures
5. Documentation Essentials for Dental Clinics: A Step-by-Step Preparation Guide	– Best Practices for infection control, patients safety and medical emergencies etc.

Medium of Instruction

Cantonese and supplemented with English

Venue

The Prince Philip Dental Hospital

Course schedule

09:00 – 12:00 (2 mornings): 18/6/2025, 16/7/2025

18:30 – 21:30 (9 evenings): #28/5/2025, 4/6/2025, #11/6/2025, 25/6/2025, #2/7/2025, 9/7/2025, 23/7/2025, 30/7/2025, 6/8/2025

#Compulsory

Attendance Certificate

Students with 80% attendance and attended all compulsory lessons will be awarded an electronic attendance certificate. The certificate will not be reissued once emailed.

Happy Moments

The 2025 Foundation Course in Dental Surgery Assisting was successfully completed on 6 August 2025. (photo taken on 6 August 2025)

Admission Requirements

Serving Dental Surgery Assistant who has the Recommendation for Admission from current employer of the dental clinic, or any person aged 18 or above who are interested in joining the field of dental surgery assisting.

Tuition Fee

$1,800

The class schedule and exact prices will be confirmed via email after registration.

Apply

Applicant is required to send the completed Application form and proof of all related employment in dental clinic(s) to pdtc@ppdh.org.hk with the email subject “Application to 2025 DSA Foundation course”. The deadline for applications is 28 April 2025.

The Hospital will notify the successful candidates on or before 12 May 2025 (i.e. two weeks before course commencement) by email. Successful candidate is required to settle the tuition fee within 5 business days of the issuance of the successful notification email.

Application Form_DSA Foundation Course_2025

Enquiries

2859 0477 / 2859 0531

pdtc@ppdh.org.hk