BSc Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene at Cardiff University

As a Dental Therapist and Hygienist, you’ll be an integral member of the dental team, play a key role in supporting patients during their treatment journey. UCAS code B752.

Faculty: £2.2 million simulation suite Our £2.2 million state-of-the-art simulation suite, cutting edge intra oral scanners, and 3D printing will prepare you for delivery of dental care to patients. certificate 41st in the world for dentistry According to the QS World University Ranking 2026. This places us in the top bracket of institutions worldwide. As a Dental Therapist and Hygienist, you'll be an integral member of the dental team, play a key role in supporting patients during their treatment journey.You'll carry out a range of procedures such as fillings, scaling, polishing, gum disease treatments, placing crowns on primary teeth, and extracting primary teeth.You'll safely practice your clinical skills in our dental simulation suite, on mannequins that are fondly known as 'phantom heads'. This hands-on experience will prepare you for the wide range of real clinical scenarios that you'll get stuck into later in the course, thanks to our strong links with the NHS.Not only will you study in the University Dental Hospital which we are lucky enough to call our home, but you'll also embark on clinical placements in Wales, where you'll be surrounded by an experienced team of clinicians, supporting you to become the best dental professional you can be.When you graduate, you can register with the General Dental Council and work across the dental sector including general dental care, community dental care, dental public health, hospital dental care and the armed forces. Accreditations General Dental Council (GDC) Subject area: Dentistry academic-schoolSchool of Dentistry  |  Department: £2.2 million simulation suite Our £2.2 million state-of-the-art simulation suite, cutting edge intra oral scanners, and 3D printing will prepare you for delivery of dental care to patients. certificate 41st in the world for dentistry According to the QS World University Ranking 2026. This places us in the top bracket of institutions worldwide. As a Dental Therapist and Hygienist, you'll be an integral member of the dental team, play a key role in supporting patients during their treatment journey.You'll carry out a range of procedures such as fillings, scaling, polishing, gum disease treatments, placing crowns on primary teeth, and extracting primary teeth.You'll safely practice your clinical skills in our dental simulation suite, on mannequins that are fondly known as 'phantom heads'. This hands-on experience will prepare you for the wide range of real clinical scenarios that you'll get stuck into later in the course, thanks to our strong links with the NHS.Not only will you study in the University Dental Hospital which we are lucky enough to call our home, but you'll also embark on clinical placements in Wales, where you'll be surrounded by an experienced team of clinicians, supporting you to become the best dental professional you can be.When you graduate, you can register with the General Dental Council and work across the dental sector including general dental care, community dental care, dental public health, hospital dental care and the armed forces. Accreditations General Dental Council (GDC) Subject area: Dentistry academic-schoolSchool of Dentistry  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

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