HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for HLT45015 ended on 28 April 2021 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

New enrolments are not permitted from 30 April 2022 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
HLT — Health
Currency period ends
28 April 2021
Latest release
Release 1 · 8 December 2015
Supersedes
HLT43012
Superseded by
HLT45021 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. HLT45015Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Dental Assisting
  2. not equivalent
  3. HLT45021CurrentCertificate IV 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.

  • HLT43012HLT45015not equivalent7 December 2015

    Change to packaging rules. Minimum work requirments of 250 hours.

  • HLT45015HLT45021not equivalent29 April 2021

    Updated to reflect current industry practices and terminology.

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What HLT45015 is made of

training.gov.au lists 41 units for HLT45015: 11 core and 30 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 11 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
HLTINF003Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policies and proceduresnot current
HLTWHS003Maintain work health and safetycurrent

Elective units 30 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBADM409Coordinate business resourcesnot current
BSBMED301Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriatelycurrent
BSBMED401Manage patient recordkeeping systemcurrent
BSBPMG413Apply project human resources management approachesnot current
BSBRSK401Identify risk and apply risk management processesnot current
CHCEDU001Provide community focused health promotion and prevention strategiescurrent
HLTDEN004Implement an individualised oral hygiene programnot current
HLTDEN005Assist in oral health care procedures during general anaesthesianot current
HLTDEN006Assist in oral health care procedures during conscious sedationnot current
HLTDEN007Apply the principles of radiation biology and protection in dental practicenot current
HLTDEN008Prepare to expose a prescribed dental radiographic imagenot current
HLTDEN009Produce a prescribed dental radiographic imagenot current
HLTDEN010Implement an oral hygiene program for older peoplenot current
HLTDEN011Implement an oral health promotion programnot current
HLTDEN012Take an impression for study modelsnot current
HLTDEN013Allocate treatment appointments according to prioritynot current
HLTDEN014Take a clinical photographnot current
HLTDET001Construct modelscurrent
HLTDET002Construct custom impression trayscurrent
HLTDET003Construct registration rimscurrent
HLTDET005Construct thermoformed bases and appliancescurrent
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
HLTTHE001Handle and care for operating theatre equipmentcurrent
HLTTHE002Assist with preparation of clients for operative procedurescurrent
HLTTHE003Provide intra-operative equipment and technical supportcurrent
TAEDEL301AProvide work skill instructionnot current
TLIP5037ADevelop workplace policy and proceduresnot current

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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