Absolute Dental Training
Absolute Dental Management Intensive Training days
Absolute Dental Management and Nurse Intensive Training
‘Only one chance to make a first impression’
Absolute Nurse Training
Location: Kingsbridge, Devon
Summary: Absolute Dental Training offer a powerful resource to support dental practices in the crucial areas of front desk, practice management and first class chairside nursing assistance.
Telephone: 01548 854894
Email: training@absolute-dental.co.uk
Cotswold Dental Training
NEBDN Diploma
Post-qualification courses in radiography, oral health, endodontic nursing and impression taking
CPR training combined with medical emergencies and in-surgery scenarios
Distance learning available
Location: Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Details: http://www.cotswolddentaltraining.co
Telephone: 01453 883867 or 0776 2241138
Email: jackiegazzard@hotmail.co.uk
Dental Nurse Training from Pinhoe Dental Centre
Diploma in Dental Nursing
Certificate in oral health education
Certificate in dental radiography
Free online CPD in medical emergencies, a career in dental nursing, and minimising radiation dose
Distance learning available
Location: Exeter
Telephone: 01392 466113
Email: hilary@dental-nurse-training.co.uk
City College Plymouth
Advanced Apprenticeship - Health (Dental Nursing) - City & Guilds level 3
Summary: This apprenticeship will give students the opportunity to earn, learn and then apply that learning in a real work environment. The Advanced Apprenticeship meets the requirements for registration with the GDC.
Duration: 18 months minimum
Telephone: 01752 305300
Email: info@cityplym.ac.uk
Elite Dental Nursing
Dental implant nurse/coordinator training (in your practice)
NEBDN National Diploma in Dental Nursing
Location: Richard Huish College, Taunton, Somerset
Details: http://elitedentalnursing.co.uk/
Telephone: 07706 017629
Email: amy@elitedentalnursing.co.uk
University of Bristol Dental Postgraduate Department
Extended duties training for dental nurses: Impression taking (register your interest) Plaque and debris scoring/Topical fluoride varnish (see website for dates)
Local CPD groups list: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/dentalpg/dcp/localcpdgroups.html
Post registration training courses: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/dentalpg/dcp/postcourses.html
List of pre-registration training courses for dental nurses: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/dentalpg/dcp/training.html
Telephone: 0117 342 4524
Email: dentalpg-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk
University of Bristol Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Diploma in Dental Hygiene
Summary: A full time course enabling you to become a skilled clinician registered with the GDC.
Number of places: 8
Diploma in Dental Therapy
Summary: A part time course providing qualified dental hygienists with the opportunity to train as register as a dental therapist. Apply by 31 October to be considered for entry in April 2015.
Number of places: 6
Telephone: 0117 342 4136
Email: donna.parkin@uhbristol.nhs.uk
UMD Professional
UMD Professional ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management
Location and Summary: Bristol, starting October 2014. Costs £2,450 payable over 13 months. The same course is starting in September in Birmingham and in October in London.
The UMD Professional ILM Level 7 Award in Strategic Leadership also starts in London in September (£3,000 over ten months); the ILM Level 7 Diploma in Executive Management (£4,800 over 18 months, part-funding available) and the ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leading with Integrity (new course; £1,200 over six months) both start in London in October.
Details: www.umdprofessional.co.uk
Telephone: 020 8255 2070
Email: fiona@umdprofessional.co.uk
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Quinlan, K. DCP course directory 2014: the south-west. BDJ Team 1, 14098 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/bdjteam.2014.98
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