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About Dental Hygiene And Dental Therapy Higher Education Diploma in University of Sheffield

A 27-month full-time course (with an April start date) enabling students to gain professional accreditation as dental hygienists and dental therapists.

We recognise the importance of training the dental team together so you’ll learn alongside dental students in a way that prepares you for practice.

You’ll also benefit from our outreach training programme. It’s one of the most rigorous placement programmes in the UK. Treating patients of all ages and backgrounds in real work environments sharpens your skills and gives you a head start in your career.

Our students find the course provides them with opportunities to explore ideas, apply what they have learned and to achieve their best. This is reflected in the National Student Survey where we frequently achieve 100 per cent overall student satisfaction (2015-2019).  

Our teaching is driven by world-class research so you’ll learn about the new techniques and advances that are rapidly taking place in the field of dentistry. Our research is multidisciplinary with a mix of biomedical, engineering and social scientists working together for the advancement of clinical excellence.

Entry requirements

These are the minimum requirements for our April 2021 intake that must be met by the deadline for receipt of applications. Pending qualifications, due after the deadline for receipt of applications, will not be taken into consideration. Entry requirements for our April 2022 intake will be published here in the new year.

• 5 GCSE at grade C / grade 4 to include Mathematics, English Language and Science.

Plus one of the following options:

• Level 3/4 Dental Nurse Qualification plus 1 A Level in a relevant Science subject (preferably Biology) at grade C.

Post-qualification certificates in Dental Nursing can strengthen an application but cannot be used to meet the minimum requirements.

• Level 5/6 Dental Nurse Qualification.

• 2 A Levels to include one in a relevant Science subject (preferably Biology) at grade CC.

• Access to Higher Education Diploma (60 credits with 45 at Level 3 at grade Merit) including 36 Level 3 credits in relevant Science units (preferably Biology) at grade Merit. 

An Access to Higher Education Diploma can also be used in lieu of two GCSEs, however you must still have GCSE grade C / level 4 in Mathematics, English Language and Science.

• BTEC National Diploma at grade MM including 90 credits or 540 GLH of relevant Science subjects (preferably Biology) at grade Merit.

• 2:2 degree in a relevant scientific subject.

We will consider other national and international qualifications on an individual basis. If your qualifications aren’t listed here, please contact us to discuss your application.

Applicants with international qualifications are also encouraged to submit a certificate of comparability from UK NARIC with their application form.

Proof of all qualifications will be required.

English language requirements 

If your first language isn’t English, you may need to take a language test – for example, IELTS 7.0 with 6.5 in each component (the test should have been completed no more than two years before the start date of our course).

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