Foundation to Dental Therapy (Year 0)

About this course

Dental therapy is a registered dental care profession that provides a range of dental treatments to patients under prescription from a dentist, or as an independent practitioner within their scope of practice. Dental therapists carry out procedures including tooth fillings, extractions, and taking X-rays, as well as the full range of dental hygiene treatments focused on preventing and treating gum disease and helping patients maintain good oral health. The profession plays an increasingly important role in expanding access to dental care and in freeing dentists to focus on more complex treatments, and it is a clinical profession with real responsibility for patient health and wellbeing. The programme at the University of Liverpool includes a Year 0, which is a foundation year that provides the scientific and clinical preparation needed before students embark on the main dental therapy d

Where its graduates go

The 3 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 10 / 100Health associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Other Health Professionals · 85% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Medical Practitioners · 0% of graduatescards →

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