Dental Nurse- Oral Health Education

The Postgraduate dental nursing course currently being provided at Temp Dent is the Oral Health Education Certificate.

There are many reasons to undertake the Postgraduate dental nursing course in Oral Health Education, some of them being;

o To be able to provide OHE to patients at your practice, or even to groups of people .
o If you work within a Primary Health Care Trust you may be able to obtain a position as an Oral Health Educator
o Better job prospects. i.e. Private or specialised dentistry.
o Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD,) of which all dental nurses will need to provide evidence for with Statutory Registration.
o The Oral Health Education course will provide you with insight & skills associated in both becoming a tutor or a Dental Hygienist, and may prove to be a stepping stone into either of the courses.

The Oral Health Education Certificate is one of the few available Postgraduate Qualifications. The awarding body is the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN).

The Criteria for the Oral Health Education course is;

o You are a qualified dental nurse (either National Certificate or NVQ level 3)

The OHE course consists of:

o 7 month course.
o 2 intakes per year. (February & July)
o Weekend or evening classes
o Consists of a written exam & you will also need to undertake a Teaching Observation and a Case study (project.)
o Exam held every March & September

Temp Dent Course Timetable for 2008/09

o The next Oral Health Education intakes are in July 2008, February & July 2009

How do I enrol?

The enrolments are held at Tempdent.
Enrolments usually take up to 1 hour, so please allow yourself enough time.
Please bring to the enrollment the following:

o Course fee
o Passport
o National Insurance number.
o CV