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If you are working on your own on the GDC Therapist/Hygienist Application, you would need to know that What Topics / Subjects are covered in UK’s Dental Therapist/Hygienist Degrees.

For a completed breakdown of topics you would have to consult the university representatives from a university who are offering this degree. Below are some main subjects which they cover. This could be a good starting point on your research.

Modules in the first year

• Professionalism
• Biomedical Sciences
• Dentistry in Society
• Oral Health Promotion and Education
• Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice
• Introduction to Adult Restorative Dentistry

Modules in the second year

• Adult Restorative Dentistry Theory and Clinical Practice
• Periodontal Diseases Theory and Clinical Practice
• Applied Pharmacology and Pain and Anxiety Control
• Dental Radiography
• Paediatric Dentistry
• Professionalism Portfolio (Required Element)

Modules in the third year

• Integrated Clinical Practice
• Research Project
• Professionalism Portfolio (Required Element)

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There are 19 training schools in the UK that offer training to become a Dental Hygienist / Dental Therapist – a full list is given below. Most training courses lead to a joint qualification.

For further details of the courses available, please write to the individual schools, enclosing a large SAE to request a prospectus. The prospectus will provide details about the course structure, qualifications at the end of the training, the length of the training course, entry requirements, when the course starts and how to apply.

University of Birmingham

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/med/dental-hygiene-therapy.aspx

0121 236 8611 / 0121 237 2802

University of Bristol

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/dental/dcp/

0117 342 4136

Cardiff University

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentl/degreeprogrammes/undergraduate/

dentaltherapybsc/index.html

Email: pcdtrainingcentre@cardiff.ac.uk

029 2074 4251

University of Dundee

https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/oral-health-sciences 01382 384697

University of Edinburgh

http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/medicine-vet-medicine/

undergraduate/oral-health/bsc-oral-health

0131 536 4937

University of Essex

https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/ug00320/2/bsc-oral-health-science 01702 328469

Email: emnorris@essex.ac.uk

Glasgow Caledonian University

https://www.gcu.ac.uk/study/courses/details/index.php/P02679/Oral_Health_Science?utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=courselisting

University of the Highlands & Inverness

http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/bsc-oral-health-science

01463 255842

University of Leeds

https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/i125/dental-hygiene-and-dental-therapy-bsc

0113 3432336 Email: enquiriesadmissions@leeds.ac.uk

King’s College Hospital London

Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy

Email: kings.dht@nhs.net

020 3299 5214

Queen Mary University of London

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/coursefinder/courses/2020/oral-health/

Email: admissions@qmul.ac.uk

020 7882 8157

University College London Hospitals

http://www.uclh.nhs.uk/OurServices/ServiceA-Z/EDH/EDUEDH/BURK/Pages/Home.aspx

Email: uclh.edhec@nhs.net

020 3456 1205

University of Manchester

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2020/00626/bsc-oral-health-science/

0161 306 0231

Newcastle University

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/a207/courseoverview

0191 282 4679

Plymouth University Peninsula Schools Medicine & Dentistry

http://www5.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-dental-therapy-hygiene

Email: meddent-admissions@plymouth.ac.uk

01752 437333

University of Central Lancashire (Preston)

https://www.uclan.ac.uk/courses/bsc_hons_dental_hygiene_and_dental_therapy.php This course is based in the School of Dentistry

Telephone for further information +44(0)1772 892400

or email us at: cenquiries@uclan.ac.uk

University of Portsmouth

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/bsc-hons-dental-hygiene https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/bsc-hons-dental-hygiene-and-dental-therapy

023 9284 5566

University of Sheffield

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/dentalschool/modules/higher-education-diploma-dental-hygiene-and-dental-therapy

0114 215 9384 Email: dhdtadmissions@sheffield.ac.uk

Teesside University

https://www.tees.ac.uk/undergraduate_courses/Nursing_Midwifery_&_Health_Professions/BSc_(Hons)_Dental_Hygiene_and_Dental_Therapy.cfm

Email: shlsadmissions@tees.ac.uk

01642 384110

I hope this helps 🙂 Best of Luck!

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