Gidlow Dental Practice / Apprentice Dental Nurse

Aspiration Training; Wigan; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspiration Training offers a Dental Nurse Apprenticeship designed to qualify you for a career in dental nursing. You will receive ongoing support, development and training to build practical and theoretical knowledge.

You will work in a dental practice, assisting dentists, preparing instruments, maintaining equipment and updating patient records. The program includes online study with regular 1-2-1 sessions and paid off-the-job training.

Qualifications

• No prior dental experience required; training provided.
• Online theory delivered by Aspiration Training with regular 1-2-1 sessions.
• Off the job training paid during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the dentist in providing safe and effective treatments to patients.
• Providing patients with a high level of care.
• Setting up and cleaning surgery.
• Sterilising instruments.
• Updating patient records.
• Maintaining equipment.
• Preparing instruments and materials for various treatments.
• Adhering to practice policies and procedures.
• The use of VR Technology.

Skills

Assisting dentist

Patient care

Sterilising instruments

Setting up surgery

Updating patient records

Maintaining equipment

Preparing instruments

Adhering to policies

VR Technology

Job description

During the Dental Nurse Apprenticeship, you will receive ongoing support, development and training to equip you with the skills and knowledge required to qualify and havea successful career in dental nursing.

Your daily activities could include:

• Assisting the dentist in providing safe and effective treatments to patients, from simple check-ups to advanced specialist treatments
• Providing patients with a high level of care
• Setting up and cleaning surgery
• Sterilising instruments
• Updating patient records
• Maintaining equipment
• Preparing instruments and materials for various treatments
• Adhering to practice policies and procedures
• The use of VR Technology

During your working day, the dental practice will support you with learning the practical skills required, whilst your training provider (Aspiration Training) will teach you the theory side. Your study will be based online with regular teaching and 1-2-1 sessions. Off the job training will be given throughout your apprenticeship during paid working hours.