Dental Nurse Level 3 Apprenticeship
Overview
Are you a dental practice owner looking to grow your team? Or are you a dentist looking to upskill your current staff? If so, then Exalt-Training’s Dental Nurse Level 3 Apprenticeship is the perfect solution for you.
This apprenticeship is designed to give your apprentices the skills they need to succeed as a dental nurse. They will learn everything from basic patient care to advanced dental procedures. They will also gain valuable experience working in a real-world dental setting.
In addition to the skills training, our apprenticeships also provide your apprentices with the soft skills they need to succeed in the workplace. These include communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
We also offer a variety of support services to help you and your apprentices throughout the apprenticeship. This includes one-on-one coaching, group mentoring, and access to our online learning platform.
If you’re looking for a way to grow your dental practice or upskill your current staff, then Exalt-Training’s Dental Nurse Level 3 Apprenticeship is the perfect solution for you.
Awarding Body
- Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
- Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
- Comply with current best practice guidelines
- Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
- Effectively manage own time and resources
- Provide chair side support during dental procedures
- Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
- Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
- Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
- Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
- Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
- Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
- Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
- Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
- Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
- Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
- Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
- Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
- Take part in continuous professional development activities
- Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
- Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
- Participate in quality improvement activities as required
- Be collaborative and work as part of the team
- Access to free CPD programmes and additional coaching sessions
- Online delivery with live teaching and catch-ups if you can’t make a session
- Dedicated Skills Coach for the duration of your apprenticeship journey
- Experienced Tutors, Coaches & Support Team
- Easy onboarding and induction process
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Dental Nurse Apprentice
Details
- Duration: 18 Months
- Eligibility requirements: To be eligible for the apprenticeship, the apprentice must be at least 16 years old and not in full-time education. They will also need to have basic literacy and numeracy skills and be able to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Assessment: Throughout the apprenticeship, the apprentice will be assessed on their practical skills and knowledge. The final assessment will take the form of a synoptic assessment.
- Support available:
- Experienced Tutors, Coaches & Support Team,
- Dedicated Skills Coach for the duration of your apprenticeship journey,
- Easy onboarding, and induction process,
- Access to free CPD programmes and additional coaching sessions
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Why Partner with Exalt?
Focused: Precision in Every Endeavor
We are architects of precision. We sculpt programs with meticulous attention, tailoring each facet to meet precise aims and unique requirements. When we commit, we do so resolutely, sparing no effort to ensure your journey is not just remarkable, but remarkable for you.
Collaborative: A Symphony of Success
Alone, we can accomplish much. Together, we can redefine the boundaries of achievement. Collaboration is not just a buzzword; it’s the harmony that resonates within us. We stand shoulder to shoulder with stakeholders, nurturing mutual aspirations and embracing the extra mile as a testament to our unwavering unity.
Adaptable: Crafting Futures, One Need at a Time
In a world of constant change, we are the chameleons of education. Adapting is not just a choice; it’s in our DNA. From programs to platforms, timetables to personal aspirations, we bend and mold ourselves to accommodate the symphony of your needs, ensuring your growth knows no bounds.
Units Covered in the Apprenticeship
K1: Know and understand the General Dental Council Scope of Practice and Standards for the Dental Team for your role as a dental nurse and that of others in the team
K2: Know and understand legislation, policy and procedures related to your role as a dental nurse
K3: Know and understand the wider dental and healthcare system that dental nurses work in
K4: Know and understand the principles relating to evidence-based approaches to learning, clinical, professional practice and decision-making
K5: Know and understand the basic principles of a population healthcare approach including safeguarding, oral and general healthcare and your duty of care
K6: Know and understand how to raise concerns as described in the current General Dental Council guidance
K7: Know and understand dental and regional anatomy
K8: Know and understand the respiratory and circulatory system
K9: Know and understand legal and ethical responsibilities involved in protecting and promoting the health of individual patients
K10: Know and understand duty of candour
K11: Know and understand the principals of preventative dentistry
K12: Know and understand a range of communication methods, including verbal and non-verbal, listening skills, being aware of the barriers to communication and of how to check you have been understood
K13: Know and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality and protecting all data relating to patients and their treatment
K14: Know and understand the importance of gaining patient consent
K15: Know and understand the equipment, instruments and materials used to provide chairside support to dental professionals, and operate in the clinical environment
K16: Know and understand how to assess, reduce and manage risks as outlined in current best practice guidelines
K17: Know and understand how to raise concerns that affect the running of the clinical environment in line with local policy and procedures
K18: Know and understand the potential routes of transmission of infectious agents in dental practice
K19: Know and understand the mechanisms for the prevention of infection
K20: Know and understand the scientific principles of decontamination and disinfection and their relevance to health & safety
K21: Know and understand local infection control protocols and your own responsibilities
K22: Know and understand the appropriate materials for different treatments
K23: Know and understand how to prepare materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
K24: Know and understand Health & Safety legislation relating to dental materials and other medication
K25: Know and understand the importance of maintaining accurate and current patient records in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements
K26: Know and understand the principles of information governance
K27: Know and understand the scientific principles of medical ionising radiation
K28: Know and understand the statutory regulations in relation to radiography
K29: Know and understand the different types of radiographs used in dentistry including how to process and store them
K30: Know and understand contributing factors that can impact on oral and general health
K31: Know and understand a range of conditions that could contribute to medical emergencies
K32: Know and understand the principles of First aid in the workplace
K33: Know and understand the regulatory requirements regarding documentation of medical emergencies and first aid incidents
K34: Know and understand your own competence and limitations in dealing with medical emergencies
K35: Know and understand ways to maintain your professional knowledge and competence including reflecting on your own practice
K36: Know and understand the importance of appraisal, training and ongoing review including ways to give and receive feedback
K37: Know and understand the consequences of own professional actions, attitudes and behaviours and their effect on own registration, other registrants, the dental team, the workplace and public opinion
K38: Know and understand audit and quality improvement processes
K39: Know and understand health and safety policy related to your role as a dental nurse
K40: Know and understand the importance of maintaining your own network of dental professionals and other stakeholders involved in the care and support of patients
S1: Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
S2: Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
S3: Comply with current best practice guidelines
S4: Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
S5: Effectively manage own time and resources
S6: Provide chair side support during dental procedures
S7: Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
S8: Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
S9: Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
S10: Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
S11: Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
S12: Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
S13: Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
S14: Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
S15: Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
S16: Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
S17: Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
S18: Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
S19: Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
S20: Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
S21: Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
S22: Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
S23: Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
S24: Take part in continuous professional development activities
S25: Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
S26: Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
S27: Participate in quality improvement activities as required
S28: Be collaborative and work as part of the team
B1: Act in a manner consistent with the GDC standards for the dental team which include communication, professionalism, teamwork, and clinical skills
B2: Act in a non-discriminatory manner respecting diversity and upholding the rights, dignity and autonomy of others
End Point Assessment (EPA)
Situational Judgement Test
Answered through a multiple-choice exercise (but not necessarily
undertaken as an online or computer-based test).
Professional Discussion
To achieve final certification, the apprentices must have completed and achieved these end-point assessments
Are You Interested in the Dental Nurse Apprenticeship?
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