What is the qualification process?
After successfully enrolling on the course, you are expected to maintain a minimum of 80 per cent attendance record. You will also need to commence employment in a practice to begin your work experience within 3 months of starting the course and complete your RoE within the specified time period.
Once you have successfully completed your RoE with the help of your supervising dentist and your tutor, you prepare to sit for the written exam at the next available examination session in either April or November.
Having successfully passed the written examination you proceed to sit for the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) which is the practical exam held two/three months later.
After successfully passing the three stages of the qualification -RoE portfolio, written exam and OSCE- you will become a qualified Dental Nurse. You then apply for your official General Dental Council (GDC) registration.