Cert in Dental Assisting Levels I and Ii is a certificate in Dentistry programme offered by St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 25,347 per year (CAD 8,478 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Dentistry
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 8,478 / year
International tuition: CAD 25,347 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program prepares students to assume a position as a dental assistant / intra-oral health care provider, capable of working with health professionals in a variety of settings. The role of a Level II dental assistant involves precise and detailed work in a confined environment, including chairside and laboratory duties, instrument reprocessing as per current IPAC guidelines, maintaining infection control along with intra-oral skills such as selective coronal polishing, oral hygiene instruction, application of pit and fissure sealants, fluoride application, and teeth whitening processes.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with the majority of courses at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level plus senior-level Chemistry (C or U), senior-level Biology (C or U), and Grade 12 English (ENG4U, ENG4C, EAE4U or EAE4C), or equivalent courses from the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees or the Academic and Career Entrance programme, as stated on the programme's own admission-requirements page. Mature applicants are directed to the College's general Admission Procedures. Accepted students must complete pre-placement requirements: CPR-BLS, First Aid, mask-fit testing, and a Police Vulnerable Sector Check valid for one year. No separate language-proficiency scores are published for this programme, so international and non-native-English applicants are held to St. Clair College's institution-wide English requirement for certificate programmes: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, CELPIP General 7.0 in each module, or Duolingo 110, scores no older than two years.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the online application opened on 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers are due by 1 May 2027; Winter 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 15 September 2026. St. Clair flags eight oversubscribed programmes and thirteen high-interest programmes for which it recommends applying by 1 February. After the equal-consideration dates, applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain. International applicants apply through the International OCAS portal and are admitted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis; St. Clair publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
