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Dental Technology FD
**Dental technicians manufacture, modify and repair custom-made dental appliances (such as braces, bridges, crowns, implants and prosthetics). There is an increasing demand for skilled dental technicians,
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What you will need to do
Attend an interview
Pass an entry test
What you won’t need to do
Audition for a Place
Submit a portfolio
Points of entry for Dental Technology FD
Year 1
Entry requirements for Engineering and Bioengineering, Medical and Biomedical Engineering at Nottingham College
Entry requirements are the formal requirements students need to meet to be considered for a place on a university course. But, each year many universities accept students with lower grades. The bar chart below shows the actual UCAS tariff points of students currently on this course.
Required subjects for Dental Technology FD at Nottingham College
5 GCSE passes at 9-4/A*-C including English Language, Maths and a science (or equivalent) and a relevant full Level 3 qualification (eg a BTEC Extended Diploma in Dental Technology).
If English is not your first language, you should have attained (or expect to achieve) IELTS 6.0 with no element less than 5.5 or equivalent.
Mature applicants with relevant professional experience, lifeskills and/or qualifications are welcome to apply.
Applicants will be required to attend an interview and manual dexterity test prior to being offered a place on the course.
It is essential that applicants are employed in a Dental Laboratory or have some form of placement in order to carry out the work based learning modules. A total of 400 hours of logged work based activities is required together with constructed appliances in a portfolio.
The General Dental Council state that all Dental Care Professionals are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and all criminal convictions need to be disclosed prior to registration. This may affect the ability to register as a DCP.
UCAS points for current students on Engineering and Bioengineering, Medical and Biomedical Engineering at Nottingham College
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English language requirements
5.5
Additional details
An overall band score of 5.5; with no individual component less than 5.0.
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