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Dental therapy and dental hygiene programmes and qualifications

Listed below are details of qualifications leading to registration with the GDC as a dental therapist and/or a dental hygienist and the providers offering these qualifications.

Registering with the GDC

If you wish to register with us, please check to ensure your qualification is listed below.

If you qualified several years ago and your specific qualification is not listed below, please our list of historic qualifications or contact the Registration team.

If you have qualified outside the UK, please check your route to registration. This includes qualifications awarded in the European Union, European Economic Area and all other primary qualifications awarded by an overseas institution.

If you have any queries, please contact the Registration team.

​School of Medical and Health Sciences
 
 

Diploma of Higher Education in Dental Hygiene

This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. A decision regarding approval of a new programme for dental care professionals will not be made until the first cohort has completed their studies and examinations, or assessments and the programme inspected by the GDC. The recommendations of the panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.

School of Dentistry
 
 
Diploma in Dental Hygiene
 
​School of Dental Hygiene & Dental Therapy
 

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BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene

​This programme is awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Dental Team Education Centre

 
Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

​School of Dental Sciences
 
 

Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

Bachelor of Science; Oral and Dental Health Sciences

Newcastle University programme report with observations 2018

​Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
 
 
 
BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

Teesside University programme report plus observations 2021

BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene 

This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. The decision regarding approval of this programme will not be made until the first learners have completed their studies and final assessments. The recommendations of the panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.

 

Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry
 
 
Bristol Dental School
 
 
Diploma in Dental Hygiene
 
Diploma in Dental Therapy - conversion course for qualified dental hygienists
 
​School of Dentistry
 
 

BSc in Oral Health Sciences (Hygiene and Therapy)

BSc OHS programme inspection report with observations 2023

 

​Department of Health and Human Sciences
 
 

Foundation Degree in Oral Health Science (Hygiene)

Recent inspection DHT - University of Essex report 2018 

 
​School of Dentistry
 
 

Graduate Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

Recent inspection DHT - University of Leeds inspection plus observations 2017

BSc (Hons) in Dental Hygiene & Therapy

Leeds programme report with observations 2021

​The School of Dentistry
 
 

BSc Oral Health Sciences (Hygiene and Therapy)

University of Manchester programme report 2024

​The School of Clinical Dentistry
 
 
BSc in Oral Health Sciences (Hygiene and Therapy)

School of Allied Health Sciences

BSc (Hons) Dental Therapy and Dental Therapy

This programme has been provisionally accepted by the GDC Registrar. A decision regarding full approval will not be made until the programme is inspected by the GDC in the academic year 2025/2026. The recommendations of the panel must then be considered by the Registrar. Please contact the provider for further information about the programme.