Tempdent is an accredited training centre to provide both the National Certificate for Dental Nurses and the Oral Health Care Level 3 NVQ qualifications.

There are many reasons for an existing unqualified dental nurse want to become a qualified dental nurses, some of them being;

o Higher salary
o Better job prospects. i.e. Private or specialised dentistry.
o Statutory registration.
o To gain an in-depth understanding of your job.
o To enable you to enter postgraduate courses such as Oral Heath Education, Radiography, Conscious Sedation, GA, Hygienist courses.
o To become a qualified dental nurse.

There are even more reasons as to why you would choose to qualify at Tempdent.

o Excellent pass rates in both the National Certificate & Oral Healthcare NVQ level 3.
o The NVQ is free to all under 25 year olds (non overseas students only)
o Quality assured training. Tempdent is one of the first dental training providers to receive a straight grade 2 from the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) click here to view report (please note, you need to have adobe acrobat installed on your PC to view this report).
o Our team of qualified and highly skilled tutors & assessors
o Evening & weekend training sessions
o Training sessions are run in a friendly and relaxed non-classroom environment
o Our training rooms are equipped with a variety of learning aids, as well as dental materials to help you achieve your qualification, as well as make training more fun.
o You will easily be able to access the other courses offered at Tempdent.

National Certificate or NVQ?

The National Certificate for dental nurses was up until 2000 the only nationally recognised qualification for dental nurses. The awarding body is the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (www.nebdn.org).

Tempdent runs the national Certificate from all 3 of its London training venues; which are Finchley (North London), Wimbledon (South London) & Bethnal Green (East London.)
The National Certificate is:

o 1 year course.
o 2 intakes per year. (January & July)
o Weekend or evening classes
o 100% exam based (consisting of a written paper, practical, oral & instrument identification)
o Exam held in a London Hospital every May & November
o Tempdents National Certificate pass rate has been between 82%-96% for the past 3 years. Including 2 students who were awarded the gold & silver award by the NEBDN for achieving the highest National Certificate exam results in the country. A Tempdent student was also awarded the silver award in 2006.

The Oral Health Care Level 3 NVQ is a more vocationally centred qualification. Tempdent is one of the forerunners in delivering this newer qualification, and we have consequently developed many tried & tested learning methods to help you achieve the qualification. The awarding body for the NVQ is City & Guilds.
The Oral Health Care NVQ level 3 is:

o 18 - 24 month course
o 2 intakes per year (March & September)
o Weekend or evening classes
o Free to all under 25 year olds (non overseas students only)
o In order to achieve the NVQ qualification you must build up a Portfolio of evidence, sit a written exam called the VRQ & achieve keyskills level 2 in numeracy & application of number.
o You will be allocated your own assessor who, along with your tutor will guide you through the NVQ.
o Your assessor will regularly observe you in your workplace, and will assess your skills as a dental nurse within actual live clinical procedures.
o Portfolio building. Your assessor will guide you on how to build a portfolio of evidence, which needs to be completed in order for you to achieve your qualification.
o VRQ is the written examination and is held 3 times a year at Tempdent (every March, June & December)

Temp Dent Course Timetable for 2008/2009

o The National Certificate intakes for 2008/ 2009 are in July 2008, January & July 2009.
o The Oral Health Care NVQ level 3 intakes for 2008/2009 are in March, May, September & November in 2008 & 2009.

How do I enrol?

Please complete the application form below & email or post it to us. We will contact you with the cost of the course and the next enrolment date & time.
The enrolments are held at Tempdent, see How to find us.
Enrolments usually take up to 2 hours, so please allow yourself enough time.
Please bring to the enrollment the following:

o Course fee if applicable
o Passport plus Home office letter granting indefinite leave to remain – if applicable
o National Insurance number.
o CV

To find out course costs please email us or complete the registration form & we will contact you as soon as we receive it. DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM