Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
- Qualification
- BSc (Hons)
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Start date
- 2024-2025
- Average grad salary
- £27k
- UCAS Tariff
- 120/128
- Student satisfaction
- N/A
New workers start around £9,730. Normal pay is £18,350 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £29,598.
In the past year there were 69,074 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
Maintains records, processes and mounts x-ray films and undertakes reception duties.
Removes water and saliva from patient’s mouth during treatment.
Assists with minor treatment, such as preparing materials for fillings.
Hands required equipment and medication to dentist during examination.
Prepares and sterilises instruments and follows guidelines to maintain sterile conditions within the surgery.
Prepares patient for examination.
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Surgery
Dentistry
Nursing
Dental Hygiene
Sales Prospecting
Infection Control
Dental Care
Hepatitis B
Radiography
Orthodontics
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Communication
English Language
Customer Service
Detail Oriented
Teamwork
Mathematics
Organizational Skills
Enthusiasm
Management
Patience
People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.