Each member of the dental team whether it is in dental practice or a hospital has an important role to play in promoting and maintaining oral health.
You could train to be a dentist and run a high street practice, work as a dental hygienist to help prevent dental disease or train as a dental nurse and help the team deliver treatment and advice. Alternatively, you could train as a dental technician and make dentures, crowns, bridges and retainers for patients.
As a dental nurse, you may help with reception work and could help any member of the dental team - dentists, clinical dental technicians/technologists, hygienists and therapists – treat patients of all ages. As a dental hygienist, you will show children and adults how to look after their teeth and gums. This can be on an individual basis or in groups.
Dental technicians make the dentures, crowns, bridges and dental braces that improve patients’ appearance, speech and ability to chew.
Dentists work with patients and the general public to prevent and treat dental and oral disease, correcting dental irregularities (particularly in children) and treating dental and facial injuries.
The Academy is part of the Hertfordshire and west Essex Integrated Care System where NHS organisations, in partnership with local councils and others, take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population they serve.
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