Oral-B Auxiliary Education Programme

Most frequently asked questions

Online submission of the full assessments of the Oral-B Auxiliary Education Programme modules, as published in the Auxiliary magazine, is no longer available as of April 2007.
 
In April 2007, the Auxiliary website was upgraded to offer a new version of the education modules as an automated online CPD option. The aim is to provide dental professionals with a streamlined self-study to help them meet the requirements of their board registrations.

Participants in the annual Oral-B Auxiliary Education Competition MUST complete the full assessments as published in Auxiliary magazine for eligibility to win the first place cash prize of $1500 and supplementary prizes.

All of the past modules, 1 to 20, as well as the 2007 modules, 21 to 25, will be available on the Auxiliary website as PDFs to download and print. You will need to submit your assessments by post, fax or email.

The assessments will be individually marked and the results sent to you by email.

You need to contact the Programme Coordinator to request your individual results. Be certain to include the following information in your request:

1. The name you registered under
2. The username you used to access the online modules
3. Your current mailing address (home or office)
4. A contact phone number

Auxiliary magazine is a bimonthly publication distributed by individual subscription or inclusive with a subscription to the bimonthly Australasian Dental Practice magazine. Dentists and employers who are receiving the Australasian Dental Practice magazine are encouraged to pass along the Auxiliary magazine to the dental team members.

The Auxiliary website also has the Oral-B Education Modules available as PDFs to download and print.

NO. Participants in the annual Oral-B Education Competition MUST complete the traditional full assessments. Eligibility to win the First Place cash prize of $1500 and the supplementary prizes requires registration in the competition and applying oneself in additional study along with preparation of written assignments.

The new automated online assessments are NOT accepted for participation in the Oral-B Education Competition.

Participants in the Oral-B Education Competition must complete the five assessments in the 2007 series, Modules 21 to 25, published in Auxiliary magazine from the March/April edition through the November/December edition.

If you are not participating in the Oral-B Education Competition then you are at liberty once you have registered to choose a particular topic(s) from the list of Modules and submit your assessment for marking. A Certificate of Completion detailing the CPD credits of the Module(s) will be issued upon achieving a pass mark of 80% or better.

The modules are aimed at presenting basic information on relative and current oral and systemic health topics. It is imperative that you source additional references to help you gain a full understanding of the topic.

The Oral-B Education Modules are designed to assist you in broadening your scope of knowledge and the application of this knowledge in your respective role in the delivery of patient care.

The modules are submitted to the regulatory boards for approval of Scientific CPD credits. The latest ones are presented for accreditation as they are produced.

It is projected that all of the available modules will depict their approved CPD credits by the release of the May/June 2007 edition of Auxiliary magazine.

We encourage you to first confer with your dental colleagues before contacting the Programme Coordinator. Please be advised that we can not guarantee an immediate response on your query. Efforts will be made to respond to your email query within 48 to 72 hours.