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Apprentice Dental Nurse
The apprenticeship in dental nursing is a 12-month government-funded course by City & Guilds, a Level 3 Extended Diploma. Alongside your learning, your job role within the practice will entail assisting dentists, sterilising & preparing equipment, reception duties and supporting patient experience.
Requirements
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Desirable qualifications:
- GCSE in English (grade 4)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 4)
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Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
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To get a Hepatitis B vaccine
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Skills:
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Patient Care
Responsibilities
- Provide efficient and reliable chair-side support to the dental surgery.
- Reception duties, including answering the phone and greeting patients.
- Dealing with patient queries.
- Taking payments.
- Booking appointments and follow-ups.
- Sterilising and preparing equipment for dentists.
- Recording and dealing with patient records.
- Supporting patients' wellbeing and dental experience.
- Cleaning dental areas, including chairs.
- Managing stock of equipment and supplies.
- Any other duties to support the dentists and senior team to provide effective patient care.
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Benefits
- Wage: £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age (National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices).
- Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Application Process
- The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027127.
About The Dental Practice
- A healthcare provider that offers general dental services, from routine check-ups to more complex procedures like fillings and restorations.
- With experience, you may be able to move into jobs like team manager, team leader or dental practice manager.
- With further training, you could become a dental therapist, helping a dentist carry out the more routine dentistry work.
- You could also become a dental hygienist, helping people to look after their teeth and gums.
- You might decide to train as an orthodontic therapist, helping dentists to improve the look and position of a patient's teeth.
- For more information on Dental Careers, please visit: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/
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Contact
- The contact for this apprenticeship is: HARRIET ELLIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Shannyn Stiffell shannyn@harrietellis.com 01708843720
Additional Information
- Training course: Dental nurse (level 3)
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 30 hours a week. Shifts to be confirmed; some evening and weekend work may be required depending on the rota.
- Start date: Monday 15 June 2026
- Duration: 1 year
- Positions available: 1
- Training provider: HARRIET ELLIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- Training schedule: Dental Nurse (GDC 2023) Level 3 (A level) Apprenticeship Standard. The training will take place at the dental surgery. Functional Skills if required. Off-the-job training is on average 7 hours per week.
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