Dental Apprentice

About the Role

We are committed to improving lives through quality dentistry – together. Our team of dedicated professionals work together to provide exceptional patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Dentist in various NHS and Private dental procedures, ensuring patient care and experience are at its best.
• Support a wide array of patients, providing excellent chairside support and ensuring the correct equipment and materials are available.
• Follow practice health and safety and infection control procedures.
• Keep the clinical areas and all equipment and instruments clean, tidy and disinfected.
• Accurately complete patient clinical records and daily, weekly and monthly logs and checks.

Training and Development

We will support Apprentice Dental Nurses who have already signed up to or are working towards a Dental Nursing Qualification. For those who have not yet begun a course, we can assist in finding an Apprenticeship provider.

The Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing (level 3) Qualification will include:

• On the job training.
• Online learning.
• Face-to-Face training sessions.
• Completion of a record of experience.
• Written and Practical exams.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must be:

• Dedicated to starting a career in Dental Nursing.
• Able to commit to a 12 month+ training programme.
• Comfortable working in a clinical environment.
• Excellent at interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with your practice colleagues and a variety of patients.
• Excellent at organisation skills to keep appointments to time.
• Compassionate.
• Excellent at written communication skills.
• IT literate.
• A team player.

You will also need to have your certificates to prove GCSE grade C/ 4+ in Maths and English or evidence of a passed Functional Skills course. Learners who do not have certificates can study for their Functional Skills course alongside their Apprenticeship.