Advanced Dental Nursing Professional Practice top-up BSc Hons
University of Portsmouth
  • Mode of Study : FULL Time
  • Duration : 2 years
  • Start Month : September
Price: GBP18,100 Per year
International student course fee

About the Courses

Course highlights

  • Broaden your clinical skills in areas ranging from impression taking to radiography
  • Get ready for opportunities as a lead dental nurse, clinical coordinator or practice manager by developing knowledge and skills in mentorship and clinical audit
  • Develop demonstrable skills in leadership and decision-making, communication and managing people
  • Build your credibility for senior roles by gaining knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
  • Apply your learning in the community as part of a clinical student team, treating real patients via the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy and its outreach projects
  • Enhance your professional contacts by networking with visiting industry figures and forging links with lecturers who are active in dental practice

Course highlights

  • Broaden your clinical skills in areas ranging from impression taking to radiography
  • Get ready for opportunities as a lead dental nurse, clinical coordinator or practice manager by developing knowledge and skills in mentorship and clinical audit
  • Develop demonstrable skills in leadership and decision-making, communication and managing people
  • Build your credibility for senior roles by gaining knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
  • Apply your learning in the community as part of a clinical student team, treating real patients via the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy and its outreach projects
  • Enhance your professional contacts by networking with visiting industry figures and forging links with lecturers who are active in dental practice

Modules

Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

  • Applied Dental Nursing Professional Practice – 40 credits
  • Dental Radiography and Dental Imaging – 20 credits
  • Communication For the Dental Team – 20 credits
  • Engaging With Service Improvement (Dental) – 20 credits
  • Evidence Based Decision Making (Dental) – 20 credits

There are no optional modules in this year.

Year 2

Core modules in this year include:

  • Behaviour Management – 20 credits
  • Enhancing Advanced Dental Nursing Professional Practice – 40 credits
  • Leading Safe and Effective Care (Dental) – 20 credits
  • Project – 40 credits

There are no optional modules in this year.