Job Overview
Job purpose
Job Duties
Dental nurses help with a variety of tasks, depending on the dentists' needs. However, there are specific job duties they may complete each day. Here are a few examples of job duties for a dental nurse:
Sterilise equipment for use
Take notes when the dentist works with a patient
Check-in patients at reception
Ensure each patient has filled out the proper paperwork
Prepare materials for the dentist to make cavity fillings
Maintain a calm environment
Comfort any nervous patients
Provide help during surgery
Rinse patients' mouths during procedures
Hand equipment to the dentist during procedures
The Dental Nursing Course is aimed at trainees who are already working in a practice, and want to obtain a recognised qualification (SVQ Level 3), leading to GDC registration.
Mentor Training Centre offers a route to qualification based on flexibility for both the Trainee and the Dentist/Practice Manager. Our delivery offers an alternative to online courses because the trainee benefits from classes and hands-on tutorials - plus it's cost-free up to age 25 as we're fully funded by SDS (Skills Development Scotland). And although we offer the same qualification as Further Education Colleges, we differ because the Trainee is able to work and develop her/his skills in a practice while wage-earning.
Both in teaching and assessing, we employ a team of committed and fully qualified staff, with many years of occupational experience behind them. Their aim is to ensure trainee qualification with minimum disruption within the surgery during monitoring visits. Assessors will plan and organise suitable times for delivering underpinning knowledge, undertaking assessments, observing workbase tasks and providing constructive feedback on performance. All assessors demonstrate high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy. In addition to regular monitoring visits, the trainee is encouraged to attend tutorials for the progression and completion of their portfolio in preparation for final examination.
Candidates must be educated to Standard Grade or equivalent level, ideally in at least four subjects including English. (Candidates without these qualifications are welcome to enquire for advice).
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