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Overview
This course is suitable if you would like a career as a Dental Nurse. A Dental Nurse provides ‘chair-side support’ for the dental team, which includes dentists, dental therapists, hygienists and technicians.
Dental Nurses may work in a variety of clinical environments and the course reflects all aspects of clinical responsibilities and duties of a Dental Nurse’s role and will provide the apprentice with the relevant qualification to apply to the General Dental Council (GDC) for professional registration as a Dental Nurse.
Entry requirements
- It is desirable that you have English and maths at grade C/4 or above or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills, although this is not essential as Level 2 Functional Skills can be delivered as part of the course.
- Hepatitis B.
- 16 years or above.
- A place of employment or we can help you find an employer.
Course content
- Understand Ethics and Professionalism in Dental Nursing
- First Aid Essentials
- Provide Support During the Provision of Fixed and Removable Prosthesis
- Contribute to Health and Safety in the Dental Environment
- Promote Oral Health for Individuals
- Provide Support During Non-Surgical Endodontic Treatment
- Work Within Regulatory Requirements in Relation to the Role of a Dental Nurse
- Prepare and Maintain Environments, Instruments and Equipment for Clinical Dental Procedures
- Provide Support During the Extraction of Teeth and Minor Oral Surgery Procedures
- Dental Anatomy and Assessment of Oral Health
- Reflect on and Develop Own Practice as a Dental Nurse
- Provide Support During the Assessment of Individuals' Oral Health
- Principles of Infection Control in the Dental Environment
- Principles and Techniques of Dental Radiography
- Contribute to the Production of Dental Images
- Principles of Managing Oral Disease and Dental Procedures
- Provide Support During the Prevention and Control of Periodontal Disease, Caries and the Restoration of Cavities
- MCQ Paper 1
- MCQ Paper 2