Dental Nursing Advanced Apprenticeship

You'll need a good level of experience in your role, alongside a good standard of literacy and numeracy.

This course is for those employed in a dental nursing role in a practice or hospital setting.

The Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing is made up of 11 units. You must complete all the units some of which include:
• Provide basic life support.
• Prepare and maintain environments, instruments, and equipment for clinical dental procedures.
• Contribute to the production of dental radiographs.
• Provide chair side support during the extraction of teeth and minor surgery
• Reflect on and develop your practice.
• Provide chair side support during the assessment of patients’ oral health.

The Dental Nursing team at South Thames College is staffed by professionals who are all qualified dental nurses. Some are also working in practice so are up to date with the many changes that are happening within the sector.

Candidates will have to sit the VRQ examination which takes place in
March, June and December. This is made up of multiple choice questions and short answers

Complete an application form for interview. You can do this on-line by clicking on the link in the right hand column. Or you can download a PDF of the 2012-2013 Application for Interview Form (Form A) [PDF 312k]. For further details see the How to Apply section.
A Level applicants do not need to apply for specific subjects: your application form is for the A Level programme. We will discuss your subject choices at your interview.

Costs for Apprenticeship programmes are usually borne by your employer.