Foundation for Lead Dental Nurse Skills
The Foundation for Lead Dental Nurse Skills course introduces the leadership, organisation, and communication skills needed to step confidently into a Lead Dental Nurse role.
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- Foundation
- Lead Dental Nurse Skills
What’s Included
One-to-one tutorials tailored to you
Rapid 4-6 week programme
Online access to resources and learning portal
A clear progression pathway to Advanced and Higher courses
Course Overview
Ready to take the next step in your dental nursing career?
This short, Level 3 complexity programme offers an excellent starting point for experienced nurses who are ready to grow into leadership responsibilities, providing the knowledge and confidence to progress onto Advanced or Higher-level training.
Course Fee
£100 of this fee can be transferred towards an Advanced or Higher programme. (Full payment required at booking )
Entry Requirements
English Functional Skills at Level 1 minimum. Ability to dedicate 2–3 hours per week for study. Course work must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. Commitment to authentic, original work. Prior experience working as a dental nurse.
Certification
On completion, learners will receive: An in-house certificate
What You'll Learn
During this programme, you will:
Understand the role and responsibilities of a Lead Dental Nurse and Explore how to coordinate and support the wider dental team
Develop confidence in compliance areas including HTM 01-05, infection control, and record-keeping
Learn how to manage surgery protocols, stock control, and clinical organisation
Develop leadership and mentoring skills to support trainee and junior nurses, while establishing effective communication processes across teams.
Programme Features
- Induction Activity: Identify your goals, prior experience, and areas for development.
- Blended Learning: Tutorials (Zoom, phone, or video) alongside online activities.
- Choice of Assessment: Missing-words activities or short written assignments depending on future progression plans.
- eCPD Awarded: 12 hours of verifiable CPD (GDC Development Outcomes A, C, D).
Frequently Asked Questions
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers
They’re created for those new to dentistry or moving into their first dental reception, nursing, or support role, providing essential knowledge and confidence to start working safely in practice.
No. These courses assume little to no prior knowledge and explain everything clearly, from patient communication basics to an introduction to dental compliance.
Foundation courses cover dental reception skills, confidentiality, professionalism, patient interaction, basic compliance awareness (CQC, GDPR), and how to support the patient journey in practice.
They are self-directed online programmes with structured workbooks, dental examples, and reflection activities to help you apply learning directly to practice.
Foundation courses prepare you for your first dental role and set you up to confidently progress to Advanced training as you gain workplace experience.
Our ethos is to give you the most up-to-date and practical literature available. You can trust that everything you learn is based on current best practice, so your first steps in dentistry are supported by high-quality, reliable knowledge.
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