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Orthodontic therapy programmes & qualifications
Orthodontic therapy programmes & qualifications

Orthodontic therapy programmes and qualifications

In the table below are details of qualifications leading to registration with the GDC as an orthodontic therapist, and the schools that offer these programmes.

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.

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

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 Please note that the first report for a programme will not be published until the year the first cohort graduates, or later if an ongoing sufficiency decision cannot be given at that point.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.

 

Bristol
School for Dentistry
Bristol Dental Hospital
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy
 
 
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Dental Institute
Phone: 0131 536 4965
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy
 
Glasgow
Coatbridge College
Visit the website
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy*
 
 
Leeds
University of Leeds
Leeds Dental Institute
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy
 
Manchester
University Dental Hospital of Manchester
The Central Manchester Foundation Trust
Phone: 0161 275 6756
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy
 
Preston
University of Central Lancashire
Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy
 
Swansea
Royal College of Surgeons, England
South Wales Orthodontic Therapy Programme
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy
 
Warwick
The University of Warwick
Postgraduate Dental Education Unit
 
Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy
 

Programme and examination report 2009 (35KB,PDF)
Programme and examination observations 2009 (3MB, PDF)

 

 

 * 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 recommendations of the inspection team have been considered by the Registrar.  Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.