The National Diploma for Dental Nurses
Course start date: Tuesday 5 January 2016
Time: 4.15pm -7.30pm Term times
Where: Somerset Primary Care Dental Services, Southwood House, 2-4 Taunton
Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LS
Tutors: Tracey Alexander, Clea Carter, Sue Wilson
Length of course: 1 year
Course fees: £1,400 this will include all tuition fees, work book and NEBDN Record
of experience.
Exam entry fees: £450 this includes the OSCE. This is the current cost and may be
subject to change by the NEBDN.
Course Structure
The course follows the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses programme and
will provide you with both the knowledge and skills to enter the National Diploma for
Dental Nurses based on the new curriculum that is competency based as set by the
General Dental Council.
The course covers the following syllabus areas, over a set period of time:
 Health & Safety and Infection Control in the Workplace
 Emergencies in the clinical Environment
 Legal & Ethical Issues in the Provision of Dental Care
 Anatomical Structures & Systems Relative to Dental Care
 Oral Disease and Pathology
 Patient Care & Management
 Assessing Patient’s Needs & Treatment Planning
 Oral Health Promotion & Preventative Dentistry
 Restorative Dentistry
 Oral Surgery
 Orthodontic Procedures
 Dental Drugs, Materials, Instruments and equipment
 Pain and anxiety Control In Dentistry
 Radiography
 Communication
Learning will take place through theoretical and practical based skills. Continual
assessments will be undertaken using examination formats, including multiple choice
questions (MCQ’s) and extended matching questions(EMQ’s) charting and OSCE
settings. Feedback will be continually provided.
Entry requirements:
 Currently employed as a Trainee dental Nurse and work in a dental surgery.
 Commitment and willingness to work in order to complete the course.
 Support from your dental practice with work completion, assessment and
review.
 A successful interview.
 The student must have a good standard of education and the equivalent of 3
GCSEs including maths and English.
 The course requires good communication and literacy skills to study and
produce written work.
 They must have valid DBS checks (this is now a statutory requirement of
CQC Section 22, any student over the age of 18 years and training/working in
a healthcare providing industry must have a valid DBS check). Students must
also have Hep B vaccination verification.
 Employers: Mentors and Witnesses are requested to attend an induction
session and the employers will need to comply with the service level
agreement document and training practice monitoring forms, all of which can
be explained by out course co-ordinator. Our tutors will help and support the
employers and all the applicants through this process.
Application process:
In the first instance please telephone Karen Courts on Tel: 01278 411633 for more
information.
E-mail
karen.courts@sompar.nhs.uk (administration)
susan.wilson@sompar.nhs.uk (training)