Dental Hygiene courses

About Restorative Dental Hygiene (postgraduate) Program in George Brown College

FULL DESCRIPTION

Restorative Dental Hygiene is a two-semester program designed for experienced dental hygienists looking to expand their scope of practice by treating clients with diverse oral health care needs and to increase their earning potential. Students will learn how to work with a broader dental team and perform advanced restorative procedures.
 To qualify for this program, you must be actively registered to practice dental hygiene with the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario and have a minimum of one year of dental hygiene work experience. Upon successful completion, graduates simply apply to the CDHO for designation.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Research, evaluate and discuss currently available restorative dental materials and analyze information on materials and techniques.
• Predict the histological effect of restorative dental materials through the analysis of their chemical properties.
• Integrate the basics of growth, development, malocclusion and tooth movement into functional occlusion.
• Determine, place and finish the appropriate materials for proposed restorations that best meet the needs of the client.
• Perform accepted mercury hygiene procedures as required, having determined the advantages and disadvantages in relation to each client.
• Analyze and integrate the relationship of coronal anatomy, functional occlusion, aesthetics and the protection of the periodontium to create an ideal restoration.
• Compare dental materials and techniques to determine the appropriate materials for fabrication of indirect and provisional restorations.
• Contribute to client and personal safety in all aspects of work in the dental environment.
• Perform all clinical procedures within the current scope of practice of the Restorative Dental Hygienist collaborating with other health care professionals.

YOUR CAREER

Graduates are employed as restorative dental hygienists in:

• private practice
• public health services
• hospitals
• the dental industry

Academic qualification equivalents 

• Have graduated from senior secondary school or equivalent (those applying for a postgraduate program must have graduated from a university or college).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS             :            6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band
• TOEFL           :            88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band
• PTE                :            60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band

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