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Dental nursing – ‘not just for dental nurses’

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Dentists who have studied dentistry outside the EU are required to take the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) in order to become registered with the General Dental Council and practise as a dentist in the UK. Some are turning to dental nursing while they wait. Emma Male reports

Taking the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) to become registered with the General Dental Council and practise as a dentist in the UK can often take time. While preparing to sit these assessments, some dentists will study for a dental nurse qualification and work as a dental nurse in the UK until they are able to complete their ORE and work as a UK dentist. For a non-EU dentist, with the right to work or study in the UK, joining a dental nursing course can give excellent, first-hand insight into working in the UK dental sector.

Smile Wisdom Academy of Dentistry and Dental Nursing is based in central London and helps non-EU dentists to become dental nurses, assisting them to understand and experience UK dentistry and establish themselves as registered dental care professionals before or during taking their taking ORE.

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