California Orthodontic Assistant Permit Training

Steps to give the California Orthodontic Assistant Permit Course (OAP):

• An application must be submitted to the Dental Board of California by a California-licensed orthodontist to give the OAP course
  • Application to become an Education Provider of Orthodontic Assistant Course
  • ITI can assist by providing sample Attachments 
  • ITI will provide a prototype curriculum that meets the Dental Board of California requirements
  • The orthodontist and each orthodontic assistant register for ITI Courses Online accounts (OAP Instruction Manual) 
• OAP Course Preparation
  • Each assistant sets up a Notebook for course Credentialing Task Form, checklists and performance records
  • The orthodontist lectures on required topics supplementing lectures with the ITI online courses listed below
  • Assistants pass all required online course post-tests
  • Assistants pass ITI Courses online OAP Final Exam and are eligible to advance to the Lab and Clinical Course
• All assistants take the Lab and Clinical Course in the office (OAP Lab and Clinical Course Instruction Manual). 
  • ITI can assist giving this course in the practice providing instruction, checklists, course materials, and resources
  • The orthodontist supervises each assistant in completing Course tasks 
  • Orthodontist awards OAP Course Completion Certificates
• Assistants who have completed the OAP Course take the OAP Exam given by the Dental Board of California
• Assistants apply for their Orthodontic Assistant Permit submitting the OAP Course Certificate and their OAP Exam score.

The Online ITI Courses for the Orthodontic Assistant Permit are the following:

After you register for your ITI Courses Online Account, simply check these courses when you set up your Knowledge Profile and then complete them to prepare for the Orthodontic Assistant Permit Exam.