Dental Therapy and Hygiene

About this course

Dental therapy and dental hygiene are complementary clinical roles at the heart of modern oral healthcare. Dental therapists carry out a range of direct patient care tasks, including restorative work and extractions, while dental hygienists focus on preventing and treating gum disease and educating patients in oral health. Together, these roles help make dental services more accessible and efficient, allowing dentists to focus on more complex procedures while highly trained therapists and hygienists deliver a wide range of care independently. At the University of Plymouth, this three-year full-time programme gives you the foundational knowledge in biomedical and clinical sciences that underpins safe, effective dental practice. You will study the principles of human disease prevention, the safe use of ionising radiation in dental imaging, and the properties and appropriate use of dental

Where its graduates go

The 2 largest scored destinations, covering 100% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 10 / 100Health associate professionals · 95% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Other Health Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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