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Clinical Dental TechnicianApproved5YesClinical Dental Technician
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery.
Clinical Dental Technicians (CDT) are General Dental Council (GDC) registered dental professionals who provide a complete dentures direct to patients and other dental devices such as partial dentures to the prescription of a dentist. The CDT role fits between that of a dental technician and a dentist. Like a dental technician, they are able to make dentures in a laboratory but, unlike a dental technician, they have direct contact with patients. Like a dentist, they are able to work in the mouth, taking impressions for the edentulous, dentate or patient with implants. However, they are not able to prescribe to patients who have teeth and therefore work to prescriptions from the dentist as required. The CDT examines, assesses, provides treatment, gives advice and designs, manufactures, modifies and repairs custom-made dental appliances.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 17,000
Reference: ST0543
Typical length: 24 months
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Level: 5
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- News/updates
- Organisations involved
- Proposal submitted (anonymised version)
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Dental NurseApproved3YesDental Nurse
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
This occupation is found in healthcare under the profession of dentistry. Dental nurses work in a clinical environment that could be located in a NHS general dental practice, hospital, private dental practice, specialist dental practice, community dental service or military dental clinic. The clinical environment is called a dental surgery and consists of a dental chair, x-ray unit and various equipment and instruments required for dentistry. An apprentice will predominately work with a dentist, dental hygienist, dental therapist, clinical dental technician or orthodontic therapist within a surgery environment with patients attending throughout the day.
Please be advised: Skills for Health is not directly involved with this Trailblazer, therefore, the information is accurate and up to date to the best of our knowledge.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 6,000
Reference: ST0113
Typical length: 18 months
Notes:
Level 3
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Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Healthcare Engineering Specialist TechnicianApproved3YesHealthcare Engineering Specialist Technician
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
This is a core and options apprenticeship standard. Apprentices must be trained and assessed against the core and one option. There are two options:
• Option 1: Healthcare medical devices technician
• Option 2: Healthcare estates technicianThe occupations are found in the engineering industry, working in the healthcare sector. They work in sites where healthcare engineering takes place. This includes hospitals, dental hospitals and practices, clinics, prisons, ambulance trusts, care centres, health centres, hospices, GP practices, and mental health hospitals and secure units.
Please be advised: Skills for Health is not directly involved with this Trailblazer, therefore, the information is accurate and up to date to the best of our knowledge.
Route: Engineering and Manufacturing
Funding £ (Max): 24,000
Reference: ST0950
Typical length: 48 Months
Notes:
Level 3
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Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Enhanced Clinical PractitionerApproved6YesEnhanced Clinical Practitioner
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery.
This occupation is found in the health and care sector. Enhanced Clinical Practitioners are qualified health and social care professionals who are working at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise. They manage a discrete aspect of a patient’s care within their current level of practice, which will be particular to a specific context, be it a client group, a skill set or an organisational context. This is in contrast to Advanced Clinical Practitioners who have developed their knowledge and skills to an advanced level of practice and would manage the whole episode of a patient’s clinical care, from the time they first present, through to the end of the episode.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 7,000
Reference: ST0895
Typical length: 18 Months
Notes:
Level: 6
Links:
- Web page version of Standard and Assessment Plan documents.
- Enhanced Clinical Practitioner FAQ
- Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Employer Guidance
- Proposal Submitted
- Organisations involved
- Health Education England – Enhanced Clinical Practitioner page
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Oral Health PractitionerApproved4YesOral Health Practitioner
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
Oral Health Practitioners have a high degree of autonomy and have responsibility for working directly with patients performing a range of oral health preventive procedure which involve working in a patient’s mouth. The Oral Health Practitioner role complements the role of other dental professionals and fits in the dental career structure a higher level than a dental nurse but below a dental hygienist, hygienist / therapist or dentist. Working to the direction of a dentist you will take dental bacterial plaque indices and debris scores, apply fluoride varnish, take clinical photographs, take impressions and carry out tooth brushing in the patient’s mouth. You will prepare and maintain the clinical environment, carry out infection control and prevention procedures, and prepare, mix and handle bio-materials.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 9,000
Reference: ST0542
Typical length: 14-18 months
Notes:
Level 4
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- News/updates
- Organisations involved
- Proposal submitted (anonymised version)
- Standard snapshot
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Orthodontic TherapistApproved4YesOrthodontic Therapist
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to become a registered professional who fits, adjusts and removes braces to patient’s teeth, working to the prescription of an orthodontist or dentist competent in orthodontics. They provide holistic advice on maintaining oral and general health for patients who are undergoing orthodontic treatment. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with patients of all ages who present with dental malocclusions (problems with the development, alignment and the way teeth fit together), the wider orthodontic and dental team, parents, guardians and carers. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for undertaking reversible orthodontic procedures, which include bonding brackets on the teeth, fitting and changing wires and accessories that connect to the brackets, fitting removable appliances and retainers, following an appropriate prescription.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 16,000
Reference: ST0701
Typical length: 13 months
Notes:
Level 4
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- News/updates
- Organisations involved
- Proposal submitted (anonymised version)
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered