Dental Nurse Network Academy

Oral health affects the oral cavity and the rest of the body. When you are providing oral health education you are impacting someone's entire health. Our vision is that more nurses will be actively involved in oral health education and promotion in many settings and with many people: workplaces, nurseries, primary and secondary schools, social media, Scout packs, Brownie packs, new parents’ groups, youth clubs, care homes, and community centres (e.g. food banks, homeless shelters).

The Level 3 Accredited Certificate in Oral Health Education and Promotion is suitable for registered dental nurses who want to provide oral health education and promotion – in clinic and in community (schools, care homes etc.) – unsupervised and as part of direct access. The certificate is an alternative to the NEBDN qualification and was developed to provide more affordable and accessible oral health training for registered dental nurses. The theory is the same for both but the Record of Competence and final examination is different.

The certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the learning units, Record of Competence (RoC) Workbook and the final examination. It enables oral health educators to work unsupervised. This includes direct access oral health sessions with patients.