Apprentice Dental Nurse
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Company: Avondale Dental Practice
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Location: LA11 7EY
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Health and science
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Ref: NAS-2000028240
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Application Deadline Date: 29/05/2026
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Start Date: 08/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday. Between 8.30am to 5.30pm.
Brief Description
This vacancy is for an Apprentice Dental Nurse based in Grange-over-Sand.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to undertake valuable work experience dealing with internal and external customers whilst gaining on-the-job qualifications.
Future Prospects
The successful candidate will work towards achieving a Level 3 qualification in dental nursing whilst gaining valuable experience in a dental practice.
Upon completion of the Level 3 qualification, you will be an experienced and qualified dental nurse, and as such, you can continue building up skills that will always be in-demand. You could progress to acquire specialist qualifications in areas such as sedation, dental radiography, and oral health education.
You may take on more responsibilities as a trainer for other dental nurses or move into a management role within your dental practice. You might decide to apply for a course to qualify as a dental hygienist or therapist.
Vacancy Detail
The duties within this role include:
- Assist the dentist/therapist/hygienist during all clinical procedures.
- Carry out and be responsible for all Health and Safety and Cross Infection policies and procedures within the dental surgery.
- Assist the dentist during all clinical procedures in the surgery, which will include fillings, root canal treatment, bridge crown and denture preparation and extractions.
- Assessments, this may also include minor oral surgery.
- Assist the hygienist with scale and polish and oral health promotion, plus charting and periodontal assessments.
- Record and store notes, charting, medical history and radiographs on either paper-based or computerised systems.
- Reception duties which include answering the telephone, greeting patients, making appointments and recording them correctly on the system.
- Disposing of all waste correctly, including clinical, sharps, specialist, amalgam, and normal domestic.
- Assisting with the preparation of the patient and equipment during the taking of x-rays and processing and storing all images.