If your ambition is to become a qualified dental technician or dental care professional, then this is the perfect qualification to help you achieve your goal. Successful completion of this Level 3 qualification means you will be registered as a Dental Care Professional (DCP) on the General Dental Council (GDC)'s register, which is a requirement to practice as a dental technician.
You will develop the theoretical and technical knowledge, and practical skills, that are required in all aspects of work carried out as a dental technician.
This three-year part-time course is comprised of one day of college study, and four days of dental laboratory employment per week.
Note: If you are 19+, and you do not have a Level 3 qualification, this course will be FREE to you (FULLY FUNDED by the UK government as part of the Lifelong Learning package).
What experience and skills will you gain?
- Fabrication of dental appliances in prosthetics (full, partial, and chrome dentures)
- Fixed prosthodontics (crowns and bridges)
- Orthodontics (alignment and straightening of teeth)
- Greater knowledge of dental anatomy, physiology and disease
- Dental legislation, professionalism and ethics
- How to deal with medical emergencies
- First Aid application
