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Mission Smile Dental Assistant Training Workshop

To provide students with the knowledge and skills required to assist in a dental practice
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    Course Summary

    Objective of the course

    The Dental Assistant Training Workshop is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to assist in a dental practice. The course covers various aspects of dental assisting including dental terminology, anatomy, patient care, infection control, sterilization, dental materials, and equipment handling. Upon completion of this workshop, students will be equipped to assist a dentist in providing quality dental care.

    Course Fee : 6000 INR

    Course Duration : 3 months (Mon-Sat)

    Timings : 10am-7pm

    Dental Assistant Training Workshop

    Course Modules

    Module 1 : Introduction to Dental Assisting

    • Overview of the dental profession
    • Dental terminology
    • Dental anatomy and physiology
    • Dental team roles and responsibilities

    Module 2 : Patient Care

    • Taking vital signs
    • Managing patient anxiety
    • Chairside assisting
    • Dental charting and record-keeping

    Module 3 : Infection Control

    • Principles of infection control
    • Personal protective equipment
    • Handling and disposal of infectious waste
    • Sterilization techniques

    Module 4 : Dental Materials and Equipment Handling

    • Dental materials and their uses
    • Equipment handling and maintenance
    • Radiograph processing
    • Dental laboratory procedures

    Module 5 : Dental Emergencies

    • Common dental emergencies
    • Emergency response procedures
    • First aid and CPR

    Module 6 : Ethics and Professionalism

    • Ethical and legal considerations in dental practice
    • Professionalism in the workplace
    • Communication and interpersonal skills
    • Career development and job search strategies

    Assessment Methods :

    • Written assignments
    • Oral presentations
    • Practical demonstrations
    • Final exam

    Module 5 : Advanced Orthodontic Techniques

    • Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs): Mini implants in Orthodontics: two decades of experience and clinical tips. Includes IZC placement, Buccal Shelf placement, engine driven palatal TADs placement, MSE and engine driven TAD placement, Intrusion biomechanics with TADs, Lever arm usage Gummy Smile correction with TADs, Occlusal can't correction with TADs, Retraction with TADs, Distalisation with TADs, Mesialisation with TADs, How to treat difficult mandibular canines with 3D springs and TAD. A new paradigm.
    • Invisalign and Clear Aligner Therapy: Aligners: Algorithm of Clear Aligners: What works?, Attachment planning, space management, TADs usage with aligners, staging, how to make DBH, deep bite bio mechanics, MA wings mechanics, sequential distalisation ( planning), G8 protocol Digital Orthodontics and work flow
    • Lingual Orthodontics
    • Self-Ligating Fixed Appliances
    • Reverse Pull headgear with modified Tandem and treatment protocols with it. Alt RAMEC protocol.
    • MSE (Maxilla Skeletal Expansion): MARPE: In adults, How to facilitate opening of sutures with micro osteo perforation, anterior maxillary suture loosening to facilitate easy expansion, turn protocols. How to combine MSE with aligners.
    • Accelerated Orthodontics: How we can reduce treatment time in Orthodontics ?
    • TMD and management: Potential TMDs, Deprogramming Splints
    • How to avoid round tripping in Clinical Orthodontics?
    • Finishing and Debonding Procedures
    • Orthodontic Scars : How to prevent?

    Certification

    Upon completion of the Dental Assistant Training Workshop, students will be awarded a certificate of completion. Graduates will be eligible to apply for entry-level dental assistant positions in dental offices, clinics, and hospitals.

    Course Faculty

    Dr. Angshuman Bhattacharya

    Dr. Angshuman Bhattacharya
    Prof. Dr. Angshuman Bhattacharya did his Bachelors in Dental Surgery from Manipal College of Dental Sciences. He followed this with a Master’s degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from the prestigious AIIMS, New Delhi. He continued his higher education further and completed his Diplomate in National Boards (DNB) in Orthodontics from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Dr. Angshuman has been a Professor in Orthodontics, Post Graduate instructor and guide in Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences Patna for many years. He is a Fellow of World Federation of Orthodontics and International Member of American Association of Orthodontics. He has been a Senior Consultant Orthodontist in Apollo Gleneagles Hospital and Jigme Dorji National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan for and presently a senior consultant in Medica Hospitals, Kolkata and several reputed Dental hospitals of the city. He is the founder and director of Mission Smile, Kolkata at Ballygunge. Mission Smile is equipped with 7 chair individual operatories and complete modern Orthodontic Lab set up.
    Dr. Angshuman also has integrated CBCT technology into his practice since last 10 years as he introduced Cone Beam CT to dentistry of Kolkata by starting Pioneer Scans (A Dental Imaging company) with its branches in Howrah, Lake Town and Golpark. He also introduced the first organised Medical Emergency Kit for Orthodontic and dental clinics in the name of Denlife which is being used pan India. He was recently felicitated in Align India Forum 2023 in Kochi in recognition for achieving Platinum status in India as a Invisalign Provider. Dr. Angshuman has lectured in Orthodontics in several platforms and has chaired many important sessions incuding international conferences. He has a net clinical experience of 23 years.