Dental technology programmes and qualifications
In the table below are details of qualifications leading to registration with the GDC as a dental technician. 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 this is the case, you can then apply for registration. If you hold an older qualification not listed below, please contact the
Customer Advice and Information Team.
Inspection reports
Underneath the details for each school are links to the most recent GDC inspection reports for each programme. Please note that the first report for a programme will not be published until the year the first cohort graduates, or later if an ongoing sufficiency decision cannot be given at that point. At the end of each report are observations received from the school on the contents of the report and any requirements and recommendations made by the GDC. Find out more about the
GDC inspection process.
Belfast |
School of Dentistry
School of Dental Technology
Email the School: patrick.mcelwee@belfasttrust.hscni.net |
BTEC National Diploma in Dental Technology
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Birmingham |
Birmingham Metropolitan College
|
Foundation Degree in Dental Technology**
BTEC Extended Diploma in Dental Technology*
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Cardiff |
Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly University of Wales Institute) Cardiff School of Health Sciences
|
BSc (Hons) Dental Technology
Foundation Degree in Dental Technology
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Edinburgh |
Telford College
|
Diploma in Dental Technology
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Leeds |
Leeds Dental Institute School of Dental Technology
|
Diploma in Dental Technology
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Liverpool |
Liverpool Community College
|
Foundation Degree in Dental Technology**
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London |
Lambeth College
|
Foundation Degree in Dental Technology**
BTEC Extended Diploma in Dental Technology*
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Manchester |
Manchester Metropolitan University
Centre for Dental Technology Studies
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BSc (Hons) Dental Technology
Foundation Degree in Dental Technology
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Nottingham |
South Nottingham College (formerly Castle College)
|
Foundation Degree in Dental Technology**
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Sheffield |
The Sheffield College
|
BTEC National Diploma in Dental Technology
BTEC Extended Diploma in Dental Technology*
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* These programmes have been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. A sufficiency 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 inspection teams recommendations have been considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.
**The Birmingham, Liverpool, London and Nottingham colleges offer a Foundation Degree Dental Technology programme. This programme is awarded by De Montfort University.