Survey points to job cuts in 2016 in manufacturing, despite currency fillip February 19, 2016 Fight over provident fund annuitisation drags on General Unregistered dental assistants given two-year reprieve by HPCSAPosted by admin TimesLive reports that about 2,500 dental assistants who were to lose their jobs at the end of next month have been given a reprieve by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA). Source: Latest News