Course Overview

Both dental hygienists and dental therapists provide oral care that helps patients maintain a healthy mouth, gums and teeth. The treatments and procedures they carry out – such as scaling and polishing, and taking dental X-rays – are designed to support good oral health and prevent dental problems before they develop.

In addition to this, dental therapists are also trained to do some of the same work as dentists, including fillings, and extracting and placing preformed crowns on 'baby' teeth.

On adult patients, dental therapists can provide any dental work that doesn't require treatment to the nerve of a tooth, which makes them an essential support to dentists and a versatile and multi-skilled member of a dental team.  

General Eligibility

Typical offers

• UCAS points – 128–136 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent, including 40 points from a pure Science subject. For A levels which include a separate science practical component, a pass is desirable and may strengthen an application

• BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDD–DDM

• T levels – Merit–Distinction

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.