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Dental nursing programmes & qualifications

Dental nursing programmes and qualifications

In the table below are details of qualifications leading to registration with the GDC as a dental nurse. You will also find the details of the schools which offer programmes in these qualifications.

Registering with the GDC

If you wish to register with us, please check your qualification is listed below. If it is listed, you can apply for registration. If you hold an older qualification not listed below, please contact us.

If you have qualified outside the UK, please follow your route to registration.

Recognised dental nursing qualifications:

National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN)

Offered in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The National Certificate – Dental Nursing

Programme and examination report plus observations 2009 (238KB, PDF)

Programme and examination report plus observations 2010 (325KB, PDF)

Programme and examination report plus observations 2011 (239KB, PDF)

City & Guilds

Offered in England and Wales

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City & Guilds Level 3 NVQ in Dental Nursing and the Level 3 Award in Dental Nursing (VRQ) (England and Wales)

Programme and examination report plus observation 2009 (164KB PDF)

City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing (QCF)

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Offered in Scotland
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SVQ Oral Healthcare: Dental Nursing Level 3 and the PDA in Dental Nursing

Programme report plus observations 2010 (168KB PDF)

Cardiff

Cardiff University
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Certificate of Higher Education in Dental Nursing

Programme report plus observations 2010 (116KB PDF)

London

Barts and The London NHS Trust

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Diploma in Dental Nursing*

Northampton

University of Northampton

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Foundation Degree in Dental Nursing

Programme report plus observations 2011 (274KB PDF)

Portsmouth

Portsmouth University

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Certificate of Higher Education in Dental Nursing

Programme report plus observations 2005 (55KB PDF)

Teesside

Teesside University

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Certificate of Higher Education in Dental Nursing

Programme report plus obvservations 2011 (262KB PDF)

* These programmes have been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. A suffiiciency decision for new programmes is not made until the first cohort has completed its studies and examinations or assessments and the programme has been inspected by the GDC and the recommendations of the inspection team have been considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.