Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Dental Therapy

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Dental Therapy is delivered in partnership with the Eastman Dental Hospital. It presents with academic and clinical training pathways working in dental hospitals, general dental practices, and local communities aiming to meet the dental care needs of society today and in the future.

This programme is designed to be a leader and driver in the delivery of dental health care by supplying training and patient service (within the remit of the Dental Therapist) with innovative ideas that foster our Trust values of – safety, kindness, improving and teamwork.

The BSc (Hons) Dental Therapy (DT) programme aims for graduates to be ‘safe beginner’ clinicians, registerable with the General Dental Council. Training is constructed to intertwine clinical skill with building a resilient clinician who is able to meet the increased demands of a changing population. By encouraging a focus on personal development and harnessing transferable skills you will become an adaptable member of the workforce who can work autonomously as well as undertake a whole host of health care employment opportunities.

This course has been provisionally accepted for accreditation by the General Dental Council. It is undergoing the normal process for full approval.

Why Dental Therapy at LSBU?

• Working with our highly experienced dental teams allowing you to experience the real-world work environment.
• Our course leads to professional registration with the General Dental Council.
• Dedicated facilities for simulation training laboratories at our Central London sites offering highly realistic virtual reality training.
• Access to patients in year one.
• A range of clinic placements within the Dental Hospital, Primary Care and the community allows for a diverse patient mix and experience.
• LSBU Health and Social Care graduates are the second highest paid amongst all London Modern university graduates, and the sixth highest in the UK one year after graduating (DfE LEO data 2022).
• Students on this course could be eligible to receive a non-repayable amount of up to £11,000 per academic year with the NHS Learning Support Fund.

Course Accreditations

• General Dental Council

Location

• Southwark Campus

Entry Level Requirements

• A Level BBC (must include Biology) or;
• BTEC National Diploma DMM in Science
• T-levels - Merit in Science
• Access to HE Diploma in Science or similar with 18 level 3 credits which must be in science; 18 Distinctions, 24 Merits and 3 Pass or;
• Equivalent science based level 3 qualifications also considered worth 112 points.
• Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths, English and Science or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
• Applications are welcome from those with a nationally recognised dental nursing qualification; 2 years post qualification relevant dental experience, 1 post registration qualification and a further level 3 qualification worth 32 points which must include science. Level 2 Maths and English which must be in place at the time of application.

Advanced Entry

If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.

Tuition Fees

• UK: £9535
• International: £ (The course is not currently open to international students.)

Course Content

Year 1

• Biomedical Science - 20 credits
• Foundations in Clinical Skills & Practice - 40 credits
• Oral and Dental Sciences - 40 credits
• Personal & Professional Practice 1 - 20 credits

Year 2

• Applied Clinical Practice in Dental Therapy - 40 credits
• Dental Specialities - 60 credits
• Personal & Professional Practice 2 - 20 credits

Year 3

• Applied Clinical Practice in Dental Therapy - 60 credits
• Research and Dissertation - 40 credits
• Personal & Professional Practice 3 - 20 credits

Careers

On successful completion of the course you will gain your BSc (Hons) in Dental Therapy, which means you can register with the General Dental Council (GDC). You can then work as a registered Dental Therapy in the public and private sector. As your career progresses, you could move into other areas such as owning your own dental practice, dental company representative, key speaker, clinical advisor and advance in your clinical and academic career moving towards and MSc or a PhD.

Placements

Clinical placements are embedded throughout the program and commence following the successful completion of the pre-clinical patient safety gateway assessments. The clinical placements provide a rich learning environment to prepare students for professional practice. Students will be able to develop their clinical skills working towards the competence of a dental therapist.

Teaching and Assessment

The programmes adopt a spiralling modular approach to the delivery of its content allowing the opportunity for progressive upskilling and revisiting vital aspects of dentistry, allowing for key areas to be embedded within the three years. Teaching and learning activities are patient and student-centred and provide opportunities for genuine and contextual learning.

Staff deliver education in a variety of teaching and learning methods (blended learning) throughout the programme. These are designed to match the learning outcomes and to provide each student with experience of methods best suited to their own learning style, supporting the move to an independent and self-directed mature learner.

You will come across various modes of assessment which includes some of the below:

• Written examination papers
• Written reports
• Reflective writing
• Presentations (individual and group)
• Practice Based Learning record
• Personal and professional development portfolio
• OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations)
• Dissertation
• Case based discussions
• Case Presentations (seen and unseen)
• Assessments of Clinical Competence (ACC).
• Clinical targets
• Group work activities

Personal Tutoring

As a one of our students, you will be allocated a named tutor during your first three weeks at LSBU. The role of your tutor is to be your primary contact for academic and professional development support.

Your tutor will support you to get the most of your time on the programme, providing advice and signposting to other sources of support in the University. They should be the first person that you speak to if you are having any difficulties that are affecting your work. These could be academic, financial, health-related or another type of problem.

You can contact your tutor for additional support by email.