Course Dates
Our next course begins in May 2010 and we have now started taking applications. Please book your spaces as soon as possible as places are limited on this very popular course. Meetings are held at The Dental Implant Clinic in Bath.
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Course Contents
- Health and Safety and Infection Control in the workplace.
- Emergencies in the clinical environment.
- Legal and Ethical Issues in the Provision of Dental Care.
- Anatomical Structures and Systems Relative to Dental Care.
- Oral Disease and Pathology.
- Assessing Patients Oral Health Needs and Treatment Planning.
- Oral Health Promotion and Preventive Dentistry.
- Restorative Dentistry.
- Minor Oral Surgery.
- Orthodontic Procedures Dental Drugs, materials, Instruments and equipment.
- Radiography.
- Communication.
Course Entry Requirements
- Ideally you must have been in employment as a trainee dental nurse for at least a period of 6+ months by the time the course starts.
- You must have a complete Record of Experience, which requires the support of a dentist who will be required to validate workplace activities.
- Each application will be dealt with on an individual basis.
Recommended Text Books
- A text book for dental nurses - H Levison 10th Edition - Blackwell - ISBN 0362 02956 0
- Self assessment questions and answers for dental assistants - Perridge - Wright - ISBN 0 7236 0963 2