Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
- Dental Nurse End-Point Assessment 1 course
Where this can take you
With experience you could: move into a team leader, manager or dental practice manager position, serve in the armed forces as a dental nurse, become a dental hygienist or dental therapist with further training and become an orthodontic therapist to help dentists improve the look and position of patient's teeth. You can find information on other careers in dental medicine from Health Careers.