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Dental technicians manufacture, modify and repair custom-made dental appliances (such as braces, bridges, crowns, implants and prosthetics).
There is an increasing demand for skilled dental technicians, with work requiring close attention to detail, colour and manual dexterity.
This new course provides the skills and theoretical knowledge required to succeed in this profession.
The Foundation Degree has been developed with industry input and is designed to fully comply with General Dental Council requirements.
This award is validated by The Open University.
Students will be able to acquire competency in areas such as:
Modules include:
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Timetable (subject to change)
The current timetable is as follows but this is subject to change:
Please note: Some classes may be delivered online.
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Nottingham College is proud to have been awarded the Teaching Excellence Framework Bronze Award for high quality student experience and outcomes. You can read more about this on the Office for Students website.
Start Date:
Location:
City Hub 111 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7HB
Fees:
The tuition fee is per year.
Various bursaries are available for some Higher Education courses.
£5,500.00
Course Code:
Parent course code:C044722 Child course code: Q044723
This university course is available through Clearing. You can find out more through our Clearing page.
Apply through Clearing3 years
Foundation Degree (Fd) Level 5
5 GCSE passes at 9-4/A*-C including English Language, Maths and a science (or equivalent) and a relevant full Level 3 qualification preferably in a science subject.
If English is not your first language, you should have attained (or expect to achieve) IELTS 6.0 with no element less than 5.5 or equivalent.
Mature applicants with relevant professional experience, lifeskills and/or qualifications are welcome to apply.
Applicants will be required to attend an interview and manual dexterity test prior to being offered a place on the course.
It is essential that applicants are employed in a Dental Laboratory or have some form of placement in order to carry out the work based learning modules. A total of 400 hours of logged work based activities is required together with constructed appliances in a portfolio.
The General Dental Council state that all Dental Care Professionals are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and all criminal convictions need to be disclosed prior to registration. This may affect the ability to register as a DCP.
Coursework is assessed continually through a variety of individual and group assignments; such as practical activities and investigations, research projects, written reports and presentations. Some modules include assessment by examination to help prepare you for further study.
Career opportunities are available to graduates of this course in the NHS, commercial laboratories, private practices, dental manufacturing companies, or they could progress to further study with the option to continue studying for a full BSc (Hons) in Dental Technology.
Alternative career options include Clinical Dental Technology, Research and Development, Teaching and Education, or Medical Sales.
Nottingham College is approved by The Open University as an appropriate organisation to offer higher education programmes leading to Open University validated awards.
The TEF is a national scheme run by the Office for Students (OfS) that aims to encourage higher education providers to improve and deliver excellence in the areas that students care about the most: teaching, learning and achieving positive outcomes from their studies.
Potential Earnings
£38,601.03
Average Earnings
£26,014.52
Source: Office for National Statistics' Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE).
The number of job postings in this career for previous years starting from 2023, the current year and projections for future years until 2034.
Sources: The Labour Force Survey (LFS), Working Futures (projections) data, and Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES).
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