The UK's first stand-alone course for clinical dental technicians has been launched at Edinburgh Dental Institute. The GDC has given provisional approval to the course which consists of three days per week over ten months. Full approval is subject to a visit by the GDC ahead of this year's intake graduating. Applicants must be registered with the GDC as a dental technician and have at least two years' post qualification experience. Those completing the course will be eligible to sit the exam for the diploma in clinical dental technology of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.