Dental staff support patients to ensure that their dental health and oral hygiene is cared for and that any problems identified are addressed quickly to maintain the integrity and health of their teeth.
Dental teams work alongside multidisciplinary medical and clinical teams in a variety of settings and their success depends on teamwork and communication.
To be employed in a dental role, you will need to demonstrate a good standard of literacy and numeracy and for some roles, employers will ask for GCSE’s or equivalent in maths and English. Digital skills and qualifications are also highly sought after as many NHS and Social Care settings rely on IT based systems to manage their databases and patient information.
Working for the NHS or for Social Care in Mid and South Essex provides many opportunities to develop your skills further and there are a wide range of apprenticeships, in-house training and continuing professional development opportunities available that you can use to build your career.
There are also opportunities to develop your career within the dental team by taking on additional responsibility after training and you could become a team leader, supervisor or a manager.
Dental team roles have lots of face-to-face contact with patients and other healthcare professionals and once qualified, you are able to gain professional registration.
There are also support roles available within the dental team for those who are looking to start their career or assist with patient care without registration.
Dental Team Roles
Tiles with Dental Hygienist, Dental Nurse, Dental Technician, Dental Therapist and Dental Support Worker.