eGDCDental therapy and dental hygiene programmes and qualifications
Below are details of qualifications leading to registration with the GDC as a dental therapist and/or a dental hygienist, and the schools that offer these qualifications.
Registering with the GDC
If you wish to register with us, please check your qualification is listed below. If it is, you can then apply for registration. If you hold a qualification not listed below, please our list of historic qualifications or contact us.
If you have qualified outside the UK, please check your route to registration.
Inspection reports
Under 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 Please note that the first report for a programme will not be published until the year the first cohort graduates, or later if an ongoing sufficiency decision cannot be given at that point.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.
BPP University
Cardiff University
BSc in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene and Higher Education Diploma in Dental Hygiene
Eastman Dental Hospital
Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Glasgow Caledonian University
BSc Oral Health Science (Hygiene and Therapy)
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
This programme is awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Dental Team Education Centre
Newcastle University
Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Bachelor of Science; Oral and Dental Health Sciences
Newcastle University programme report with observations 2018
Queen Mary University of London
BSc Oral Health
This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The decision as to the approval of a new programme for dental care professionals will not be made until the first cohort has completed their studies and examinations, or assessments, and the programme inspected by the GDC. The recommendations of the inspection panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.
Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Recent inspection DHT - Queen Mary University of London inspection report plus observations 2017
Queen's University Belfast
Diploma in Dental Hygiene
Recent inspection DHT - Queen's University Belfast inspection report plus observations 2006
Teeside University
BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Re-inspection DHT- Teeside University report plus observations 2014
The School for Dental Care Professionals (DCPs), University Dental Hospital of Manchester
Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
University of Birmingham
BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Birmingham Dental Hospital Inspection report plus observations 2016
University of Bristol
Recent inspection DHT - Bristol Dental School and Hospital programme and examination report 2018
BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Therapy
This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The GDC will carry out a full inspection of the programme and the final examination/assessment prior to the first cohort of students qualifying, before deciding on full approval. The recommendations of the inspection panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.
University of Central Lancashire
University of Dundee
BSc in Oral Health Sciences (Hygiene and Therapy)
The School have changed made significant changes to the curriculum and this affects those starting on this programme from Septemeber 2019. For those students starting in 2019 this programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The decision as to the approval of a new programme for dental care professionals will not be made until the first cohort has completed their studies and examinations, or assessments, and the programme inspected by the GDC. The recommendations of the inspection panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.
Recent re-inspection report plus observations DHT - University of Dundee 2018
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Dental Institute
BSc Oral Health Sciences
University of Edinburgh programme report with observations 2013
University of Essex
Foundation Degree in Oral Health Science (Hygiene)
BSc Oral Health Science (Therapy)
University of Leeds
Graduate Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Recent inspection DHT - University of Leeds inspection plus observations 2017
BSc (Hons) in Dental Hygiene & Therapy
This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The decision as to the approval of a new programme for dental care professionals will not be made until the first cohort has completed their studies and examinations, or assessments, and the programme inspected by the GDC. The recommendations of the panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.
University of Liverpool Dental Hospital
Combined Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Recent inspection DHT - University of Liverpool report plus observation 2006
Dental Therapy BSc (Hons)
This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The decision as to the approval of a new programme for dental care professionals will not be made until the first cohort has completed their studies and examinations, or assessments, and the programme inspected by the GDC. The recommendations of the panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.
University of Manchester
BSc Oral Health Sciences (Hygiene and Therapy)
Recent inspection DHT - University of Manchester inspection plus observations 2015
University of Plymouth
Peninsula Dental School
University of Portsmouth
BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Recent inspection DHT - University of Portsmouth inspection plus observations 2015
Dental Therapy BSc (Hons)
This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The decision as to the approval of a new programme for dental care professionals will not be made until the first cohort has completed their studies and examinations, or assessments, and the programme inspected by the GDC. The recommendations of the panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.
University of Sheffield
Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Recent inspection DHT - University of Sheffield programme report 2017
University of the Highlands and Islands
BSc Oral Health Science Therapy
This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The decision regarding approval of a new programme for dental care professionals will not be made until the first cohort has completed their studies and examinations, or assessments and the programme inspected by the GDC. The recommendations of the panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.