HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for HLT35015 ended on 28 April 2021 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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For an ASQA-registered RTO that does not already hold it, adding HLT35021 to scope is a change-of-scope application to ASQA, with a fee set by law: A$200 application fee + A$1,100 assessment fee per application (up to 5 VET courses and 50 units of competency). RTOs registered by a state regulator, and ASQA delegates, sit under other arrangements. Source: NVR Fees Determination 2026, F2026L00814, from 1 July 2026 · read 5 September 2026.

Product type
Qualification
Training package
HLT — Health
Currency period ends
28 April 2021
Latest release
Release 1 · 8 December 2015
Supersedes
HLT31812
Superseded by
HLT35021 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. HLT35015Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Dental Assisting
  2. not equivalent
  3. HLT35021CurrentCertificate III in Dental Assisting

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • HLT31812HLT35015not equivalent7 December 2015

    Change in packaging rules. Minimum work requirments 250 hours.

  • HLT35015HLT35021not equivalent29 April 2021

    Updated to reflect current industry practices and terminology.

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for HLT35015 and for its training package HLT (release 10.0), with the name and date the register publishes for each file. We link them; we have not read them, and nothing on this page is taken from their contents.

Is HLT35015 on your scope?

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What HLT35015 is made of

training.gov.au lists 21 units for HLT35015: 10 core and 11 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 10 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
CHCCOM005Communicate and work in health or community servicescurrent
CHCDIV001Work with diverse peoplecurrent
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
HLTAID011Provide First Aidcurrent
HLTDEN001Prepare for and assist with oral health care proceduresnot current
HLTDEN002Assist with dental radiographynot current
HLTDEN003Assist with administration in dental practicenot current
HLTINF001Comply with infection prevention and control policies and proceduresnot current
HLTINF002Process reusable medical devices and equipmentcurrent
HLTWHS001Participate in workplace health and safetycurrent

Elective units 11 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBFLM303Contribute to effective workplace relationshipsnot current
BSBWOR203Work effectively with othersnot current
BSBWOR204Use business technologynot current
HLTDEN004Implement an individualised oral hygiene programnot current
HLTDEN010Implement an oral hygiene program for older peoplenot current
HLTOHC001Recognise and respond to oral health issuesnot current
HLTOHC002Inform and support patients and groups about oral healthnot current
HLTOHC003Apply and manage use of basic oral health productsnot current
HLTOHC004Provide or assist with oral hygienecurrent
HLTSTE001Clean and disinfect reusable medical devicescurrent
HLTSTE005Care for reusable medical devicescurrent

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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