Dental Surgery Technician (With Basic Nursing)
3
Years
LICENSE
Yes
Certificate
professional diploma
SCHEDULE
Full time
English
Language
Overview
This programme will provide you with the theoretical know-how and hands-on experience needed to carry out basic restorative dental treatment, and preventive services, all geared towards promoting a healthy oral hygiene.
Career opportunities
As a dental health technician, opportunities exist in both public and private sectors:
- Under a dental clinician/surgeon
- Oral health promotion/education services.
- Sales of dental prosthetics and appliances
Who is the course for?
If you love to care and empower people to take charge of their oral health – this is the course for you.
COURSE PROFILE
Entry requirement:
Five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes in either:
1. Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE)
2. National Examination Commission (NECO)
3. General Certificate of Education (GCE)
Candidates wishing to undergo this course must possess credits in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, at not more than two (2) sittings.
- Case study
- Discussion board participation
- Tutor-marked assignment (TMA)
- Supervised field practical report
- Oral presentation
- Individual project
- Examination
- Professional diploma
- Practice license by the Dental Therapists’ Registration Board of Nigeria (DTRBN).
However, if you need more information we would be happy to talk to you. WhatsApp/call 09057119611.
A dental surgery technician graduate can proceed to do a conversion HND (Higher national diploma) programme in dental nursing, in designated colleges of health technology.
A Post-HND admission, via direct entry to the university to study Nursing or Public Health also occurs.
A dental surgery technician is eligible for the UK health and care worker visa