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Overview
If you're looking to broaden your dental skills, this Local Dental Anaesthesia short course will help you to specialise in the field.
If you're looking to broaden your dental skills, this Local Dental Anaesthesia short course will help you to specialise in the field.
You'll learn how to safely deliver local anaesthetic to patients, and reflect on working in a primary care environment in the UK. Learning on this course includes clinical activity and the provision of care to patients within the Dental Academy.
As well as providing specialist skills in the application of local anaesthetic in a dental setting, completion of this course will help you to achieve the GDC learning outcomes for registration as a Dental Hygienist in the UK, enabling you to register with the General Dental Council (GDC) and move into employment.
What you'll experienceOn this short course you'll:
- Develop an awareness of drugs and therapeutics commonly used in medicine and dentistry
- Get an understanding of the safe practices associated with the provision of oral local anaesthesia
- Critically reflect on your own practice within the UK healthcare setting
- Build upon your existing knowledge of local oral anatomy and physiology to ensure safe working practices
Our Dental Academy is a training ground for undergraduate King’s College London Dental Institute students as well as you and others on your course. So with dental care professionals and undergraduate dentists under the same roof, you’ll get a feel of what it’s like to be part of a dental team working within a primary dental care setting.
Teaching
You'll learn through seminars, workshops, tutorials and live patient clinics, with an emphasis on the sciences and human communication. Learning and assessment is also supported by a virtual learning environment, simulation and live patient clinics.
How you're assessedAssessment consists of an unseen written exam and completion of a logbook will detail the successful completion of the relevant GDC identified competences.
Programme Structure
On this short course you'll make us of our extensive dental academy facilities, including:
- 2 clinics (44 dental treatment bays)
- 2 individual surgeries
- a phantom head room
- decontamination suite
- radiography suite
- four radiography booths
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
September
Language
English
IELTS 7
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Human Medicine Dentistry View 5 other Short Courses in Dentistry in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 7
Other requirements
General requirements
An existing Dental Hygiene qualification from a country outside of the UK. The documented GDC learning outcome requirements following the GDC Dental Care Professional assessment. All applicants will need to attend an interview. Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health checks before starting the course. If you are a UK Dental Hygienist who requires a return to practice course, please contact us directly for details.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 6.5.
Tuition Fee
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance/tuition-fees-living-costs-and-other-study-costs
Living costs for Portsmouth
710 - 1099 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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