| 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) www.nebdn.org.
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?
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 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
To find out course costs please
email us or complete the registration form &
we will contact you as soon as we receive it.
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