As a dental hygienist, students will be proactive in the prevention and maintenance of periodontal disease and improving ‘smiles’. The course blends equal theoretical and practical learning within the on campus phantom head skills lab and the Student Dental Facility.
The course is designed to ensure students meet the standards and skills necessary to enable them to register with the General Dental Council and hold the title of dental hygienist.
A dental hygienist is a rewarding career where students' skills to deliver current oral health promotion, periodontal and preventive treatment to a wide range of patients makes a difference. As a competent, accountable, problem-solving and evidence-based practitioner, students need excellent manual dexterity and communication skills to meet the high expectations and demands of the modern dental practice. Students need to be able to effectively communicate with the public and other healthcare providers at all levels. As with all healthcare professionals the public place a high level of expectation and trust in their dental hygienist and therefore to work in this sector it is essential that students are able to demonstrate the core values embedded within the NHS Constitution.
