Tooth Fairies Limited

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City and Guilds

Level 3 Dental Nurse Diploma

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• We are an established limited company based in South Wales and our services cover the whole of Wales and South West of England.

• All of our services are related to dental industry and all of our team are dentally qualified and experienced in their field of expertise.

• All tutors, assessors and supply staff are all qualified and certified to carry

out the services we provide and we are committed as a team to supporting you in your day to day lives in practice.

• We are a successful training centre offering dental specific training

courses in pre and post -registration areas. We are proud of our tutor team at Tooth Fairies who are all qualified to teach and are occupationally competent as DCP’s, hygienists, oral health educators, assessors, IQA’s and practice managers to senior levels- all are still working in dental environments and are up to date with current best working practices, several of the tutor team are current NEBDN examiners for several different courses and so we do naturally have areas of special interest which we teach in.

• We also operate a busy locum service to dental facilities

including practices, clinics, travelling specialists, prison services, currently serving in excess of 400 practices. There is a reason our customers use us over and over and our new customers are ever growing – and that is simply because the service and quality of our product is pleasing to our clients and the relationship we have built is that of trust and respect.

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City and Guilds Level 3 Dental Nursing (5234-01) (New award from February 2014) (Replaces the City & Guilds Level 3 NVQ in Dental Nursing 4234-31/91

The Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing enables learners to become fully

competent in dental nursing by giving them the knowledge and skills for both

direct chairside work and for providing support in a range of dental

treatments.

Learners will learn about various aspects of dental nursing including:

First aid, providing chairside support to patients for a number of procedures,

and contributing to the production of dental images.

The course has been built on a number of principles: encourage access by

those groups of staff for whom they are designed; promote good quality

practice and high quality services; help the sector respond to changing

requirements; encourage transfer and progression; be consistent with future

legislation for statutory registration.

This qualification offers a Diploma on the Qualifications and Credits

Framework (QCF).

Total guided learning hours are 292.

This qualification was developed to provide valuable accreditation of skills

and knowledge for candidates.

This qualification was developed in association with the sector skills council

Skills for Health (SfH) who were responsible for developing the National

Occupational Standards (NOS) and it is based on the curriculum set by the

General Dental Council (GDC).

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To achieve the Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing, learners must achieve 48

credits from the 15 mandatory units in the list below;

• Unit 268 First aid essentials

• Unit 301 Reducing risks to health and safety in the dental setting

• Unit 302 The role and responsibilities of a dental nurse

• Unit 304 Prepare and maintain environment, instruments and

equipment for clinical dental procedures

• Unit 305 Principles of infection control in the dental environment

• Unit 306 Provide chairside support for the assessment of patients’

oral health

• Unit 307 Contribute to the production of dental images

• Unit 308 Provide chairside support for the prevention and control

of periodontal disease and caries and the restoration of cavities

• Unit 309 Provide chairside support for the provision of fixed and

removable prostheses

• Unit 310 Provide chairside support for non-surgical endodontic

treatment

• Unit 311 Provide chairside support for the extraction of teeth and

minor oral surgery

• Unit 312 Provide information and support to patients on the

protection of their oral health

• Unit 313 Assessment of oral health and treatment planning

• Unit 314 Dental radiography

• Unit 315 Management of oral health diseases and dental

procedures

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Opportunities for progression

On completion of this qualification candidates may wish to progress to work

towards some of the small qualifications available for continuing professional

development, such as

Level 3 Certificate in Dental Decontamination (3130-31)

Specialist dental nursing roles:

Ø Radiography

Ø Oral Health educator

Ø Dental hygiene or therapy

Ø Dental technology

Ø Teaching dental nursing

Ø Dental practice management

Examination specifications

The test specifications for the units and qualification are below:

Test 1: Unit 305- Principles of infection control in the dental environment

Test 2: Unit 313- Assessment of oral health and treatment planning

Test 3: Unit 314 - Dental radiography

Test 4: Unit 315 -Management of oral health diseases and dental procedures

Each test Duration: 40 minutes

They each provide 25 multiple choice questions

(The pass mark for these tests is set at 76%)

Examination Venues -New for 2015

The exam modules will be taking place at practice as and when students are

ready to take the individual modules within the programme timeframes, as

long as there is a suitable room to do so under exam conditions.

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Summary of course

18 months in duration, ½ day knowledge sessions in practice on a one to one

basis per month with the tutor with several other scheduled across the

duration for observation which will help to show competencies at chairside

procedures.

Once you have been certificated by City and Guilds in the Diploma in Dental

Nursing Level 3 you must register with the dental regulator - General Dental

Council, which allows you to continue to work chair side in the clinical

environment.

Further guidance and assistance in Continual Professional Development

requirements and GDC registration will be given to you as part of your course

completion session.

Course Costs

C&G Level 3 Dental Nursing is £1900 (this includes registration fee)

Apprenticeship routes

We have limited places available on a fully funded apprenticeship route with

us for under 25 year olds –in North Wales, please give us a call to book your

place.

Payment terms

If applicable the course cost will be invoiced in full to the practice when the

application form is received.

Course fees are paid in full at the beginning of the course, in circumstances

where the learner is paying the cost of the course; it will be considered that a

payment plan can be made to help making the course costs manageable.

All major credit cards are accepted as well as BACS facilities to ease the

process for you.

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Application process

A completed application form will secure your place on the course, at this

time we will send an acknowledgement letter that meets GDC stipulation that

the nurse should be on a waiting list at an accredited training centre.

Induction

An induction and initial and diagnostic assessments are carried out prior to

any learning beginning. All students carrying out City and Guilds Diploma

must have agreement from practice principles for assessor visits to carry out

assessments in your workplace.

“Tooth Fairies is the first and only dental agency in Wales to currently hold the Investors in People Award “

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