Skills certificates are an acknowledgement that the student has attained a specified set of competencies within an occupational program. Skills certificates may be part of a “ladder” of skills, beginning with job entry skills and leading to a full Certificate of Achievement program. Skills Certificates require less than 18 units and are shorter in duration than the Certificate of Achievement.The Skills Certificate provides the student with knowledge of the fundamental language/skill necessary for dental courses. Successful completion of Dental Assisting 192A will earn the student a certificate in Pit and Fissure Sealants. This course is approved by the Board of Dental Examiners under the Department of Consumer Affairs administered by the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries. A copy of the certificate is sent to the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries. Records of participants must be maintained for five years. This certificate allows the individual to prepare the teeth by etching and apply the sealant that protects the dentition from dental decay in a private dental office or dental clinic under the direct supervision of a dentist.