Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene (BSc)

Why study this course

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.

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're 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)

Careers and placements

Career prospects

Our BSc Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene programme will open up so many career opportunities for you.

When you graduate you can register with the General Dental Council and work in general dental practice, community dental clinics, teaching hospitals, dental schools, and the armed forces.

Graduate careers

• Specialist/General Dental Practice
• Community Dental Practice
• Medical Research

Placements

Studying Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene at Cardiff is so much more than lecture theatres and textbooks.

Putting your knowledge and skills into practice in real-clinical settings under the guidance of experienced dental professionals, is an important part of your development.

Our strong relationship with the NHS and outreach facilities across Wales will give you early clinical exposure, and access to lots of different patients with various treatment requirements.