Dental Nurse Apprentice: Level 3 Training & Hands-On Care

Dentistry by Cure Clinics; Preston; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentistry by Cure Clinics in Fulwood, Preston is offering an Apprentice Dental Nurse vacancy. The role provides hands-on experience assisting dentists, front-office duties, and a pathway to a Level 3 dental nursing qualification.

You will learn infection control, charting, radiography basics, patient care, and progress to potentially specialist trainings in sedation or radiography. Working hours are 38–40 per week across five days, with a 1-year 9-month duration.

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - English - Grade 4/C or above
• Essential - GCSE - Maths - Grade 4/C or above

Responsibilities

• Assist the dentist/therapist/hygienist during all clinical procedures.
• Carry out and be responsible for Health and Safety and Cross Infection policies and procedures within the dental surgery.
• Assist the dentist during all clinical procedures in the surgery which will include fillings, root canal treatment, bridge crown and denture preparation and extractions.
• Assessments, this may also include minor oral surgery.
• Assist the hygienist with scale and polish and oral health promotion plus charting and periodontal assessments.
• Record and store notes, charting, medical history and radiographs on either paper based or computerised systems.
• Reception duties which include answering the telephone, greeting patients, making appointments and recording them correctly on the system.
• Disposing of all waste correctly, including clinical, sharps, specialist, amalgam, and normal domestic.
• Assisting with the preparation of the patient and equipment during the taking of x-rays and processing and storing all images.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Team working

Initiative

Patience

Education

GCSE English 4/C+

GCSE Maths 4/C+

Tools

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Job description

Dentistry by Cure Clinics in Fulwood, Preston is offering an Apprentice Dental Nurse vacancy. The role provides hands-on experience assisting dentists, front-office duties, and a pathway to a Level 3 dental nursing qualification.

You will learn infection control, charting, radiography basics, patient care, and progress to potentially specialist trainings in sedation or radiography. Working hours are 38–40 per week across five days, with a 1-year 9-month duration.