Dental Nurse Apprenticeship
E HARUNANI & M KANANI
Findon Valley (BN14 0EP)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)
Posted on 11 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Do you want to work as a registered professional who assists dentists with various tasks, such as supporting patient care, preparing instruments, maintaining a clean clinical environment, and ensuring patients feel comfortable during procedures? If so, then this Dental Nursing apprenticeship is for you!
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 6.00pm and occasional Saturdays, 8.45am - 1.00pm (1 hour for lunch)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Join our Dental Nurse Apprenticeship and gain the skills, knowledge, and qualifications you need for a successful career in dental nursing. With ongoing support and hands-on training, you'll be ready to make a real difference in patient care.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Assisting dentists with treatments, from routine check-ups to specialist procedures
- Providing patients with high-quality care and support
- Setting up and cleaning surgeries, sterilising instruments, and preparing materials for treatments
- Updating patient records and maintaining essential equipment
- Following practice policies and procedures to ensure a safe, efficient environment
How It Works:
- Practical Training: Learn on the job with the support of your dental practice, mastering the skills required for daily responsibilities
- Theoretical Training: Study the science and principles of dental nursing through online learning, guided by Skills4Dental Training
- Off-the-Job Learning: Complete dedicated training during paid working hours to enhance your skills
- This apprenticeship is your pathway to a rewarding career in healthcare, offering hands-on experience, paid learning, and nationally recognised qualifications. Start building your future in dental nursing today!
Minimum Wage:
- We are looking for applicants within 35 minutes of the surgery
- Please make it clear on your CV if you are able to drive
Where you’ll work
181 Findon Rd
Findon Valley
BN14 0EP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
I & F LIMITED
Your training course
Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
- Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
- Comply with current best practice guidelines
- Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
- Effectively manage own time and resources
- Provide chair side support during dental procedures
- Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
- Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
- Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
- Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
- Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
- Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
- Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
- Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
- Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
- Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
- Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
- Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
- Take part in continuous professional development activities
- Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
- Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
- Participate in quality improvement activities as required
- Be collaborative and work as part of the team
- Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
- Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
- Comply with current best practice guidelines
- Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
- Effectively manage own time and resources
- Provide chair side support during dental procedures
- Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
- Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
- Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
- Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
- Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
- Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
- Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
- Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
- Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
- Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
- Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
- Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
- Take part in continuous professional development activities
- Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
- Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
- Participate in quality improvement activities as required
- Be collaborative and work as part of the team
Your training plan
- Dental Nurse (Integrated) Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths and English (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Team working
Other requirements
Learning will be delivered online in a live virtual classroom environment in the practice, so candidates need to be competent in and have access to a computer.
About this company
Our reputation is built on our commitment to prompt professional, personal service and attention to detail, which is reflected in the services we offer and the time we take to get to know our clientele and how to best service their needs.
After this apprenticeship
- Advancing Within Dental Nursing
- Lead Dental Nurse: Take on more responsibilities by managing other dental nurses and overseeing practice operations
- Practice Manager: Move into a management role, handling the day-to-day running of the dental practice.
Specialisation Opportunities:
- Orthodontic Nursing: Assist in orthodontic treatments, gaining expertise in braces and aligners
- Dental Radiography: Train to take X-rays, an essential skill in modern dental practices
- Oral Health Promotion: Work with patients and communities to educate on oral hygiene and preventative care
- Moving Into Clinical Roles
- Dental Hygienist or Therapist: With further qualifications, progress into roles focused on providing oral hygiene treatments or minor dental procedures.
- Extended Duties Dental Nurse: Gain additional skills such as fluoride application, impression taking, or assisting in sedation procedures.
- Transition to Education or Research
- Trainer or Assessor: Use your experience to teach and assess trainee dental nurses
- Dental Researcher: Contribute to advancements in dentistry by working in research roles
Related Healthcare Careers:
- Specialist Healthcare Settings: Work in maxillofacial units, hospitals, or with oral surgeons
- Broader Healthcare Roles: Transition into other areas of healthcare, leveraging transferable skills
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
I & F LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315361.
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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)
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