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**Overview**
This course is for those with overseas dental qualifications who have been recommended to study local anaesthesia by the GDC.
If youre looking to broaden your dental skills, this Local Dental Anaesthesia short course will help you to specialise in the field.
Youll learn how to safely deliver local anaesthetic to patients, and reflect on working in a primary care environment in the UK. Learning on this course includes clinical activity and the provision of care to patients within the Dental Academy.
As well as providing specialist skills in...
**Overview**<br/>This course is for those with overseas dental qualifications who have been recommended to study local anaesthesia by the GDC.<br/><br/>If youre looking to broaden your dental skills, this Local Dental Anaesthesia short course will help you to specialise in the field.<br/><br/>Youll learn how to safely deliver local anaesthetic to patients, and reflect on working in a primary care environment in the UK. Learning on this course includes clinical activity and the provision of care to patients within the Dental Academy.<br/><br/>As well as providing specialist skills in the application of local anaesthetic in a dental setting, completion of this course will help you to achieve the GDC learning outcomes for registration as a Dental Hygienist in the UK, enabling you to register with the General Dental Council (GDC) and move into employment.<br/><br/>**Course details**<br/>Structure:<br/>- Mode of study: on site, part time<br/><br/><br/>- Duration: 12 weeks<br/><br/><br/>- Start and end dates: Starts September<br/><br/><br/>- Cost: £3,715.00<br/><br/><br/>**What youll experience**<br/>On this short course youll:<br/>- Develop an awareness of drugs and therapeutics commonly used in medicine and dentistry<br/><br/><br/>- Get an understanding of the safe practices associated with the provision of oral local anaesthesia<br/><br/><br/>- Critically reflect on your own practice within the UK healthcare setting<br/><br/><br/>- Build upon your existing knowledge of local oral anatomy and physiology to ensure safe working practices<br/><br/><br/>Our Dental Academy is a training ground for undergraduate King’s College London Dental Institute students as well as you and others on your course. So with dental care professionals and undergraduate dentists under the same roof, you’ll get a feel of what it’s like to be part of a dental team working within a primary dental care setting.<br/><br/>**Whats included**<br/>On this short course youll make us of our extensive dental academy facilities, including:<br/>- 2 clinics (44 dental treatment bays)<br/><br/><br/>- 2 individual surgeries<br/><br/><br/>- a phantom head room<br/><br/><br/>- decontamination suite<br/><br/><br/>- radiography suite<br/><br/><br/>- four radiography booths<br/>
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Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
12 Weeks
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
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Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Year 1
GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE Science at grade C or above/GCSE Science at grade 4 or above. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Not Accepted T LevelNot Accepted |
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