Diploma in Dental Hygiene

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O que eu aprenderei?

The dental hygienist works closely with other dental team members and healthcare professionals. Patients must first be examined by a dentist who will then indicate the treatment to be carried out by the dental hygienist. The dental hygienist focuses on preventative oral care for both children and adults, including those with special needs. Dental hygienists treat patients in the clinical setting to prevent or control periodontal (gum) disease and dental decay. They also engage in oral health promotional activities with individuals, targeted groups and other health care teams, providing advice and counselling in relation to diet and lifestyle habits such as smoking.

Dental Hygiene: The course for you?

If you have an interest in working in oral health, and particularly preventative oral health, then this course is right for you. You will need to be able to develop good patient care skills, so an empathic personality and good communication skills are important. You need to be a good team player and show initiative to achieve the best for people in your care.

Career opportunities

The Diploma in Dental Hygiene conferred by Trinity entitles graduates to register immediately after graduation as a dental hygienist on the Register of the Irish Dental Council. This registration is mandatory for working as a dental hygienist in Ireland.

Most dental hygienists will work in general dental practices or within the public health service. The opportunity exists to teach or become involved in research. The opportunity to work abroad also exists but may require you to sit some local examinations in the country of choice. Further courses of study are available to dental hygienists, including the Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy.

Your degree and what you’ll study

This two-year course is based in the Dublin Dental University Hospital at Trinity. It has academic, project-based and clinical components which are carried out in the Dublin Dental University Hospital, Health Services Executive and general hospital settings. Emphasis is on small-group interactive learning, health promotion projects, evidence-based learning, and clinical practice. You will be integrated with undergraduate dental science students and dental nursing students for some elements of the programme.

FIRST YEAR MODULES

Introduction to Applied Clinical Science
Introduction to Clinical Practice
Clinical Practice and Health Promotion

SECOND YEAR MODULES

Health Promotion
Evidence Based Practice
Clinical Practice

After qualifying as a dental hygienist you will be able to:

  • Describe the role of the dental hygienist and function within a dental team in oral health promotion and the provision of primary health care
  • Plan, implement and evaluate oral educational activities for groups and individuals
  • Carry out procedures to measure and assess the levels of oral health and oral hygiene
  • De-bride and polish the teeth
  • Place fissure sealants
  • Apply fluoride-containing preparations and desensitising agents to the teeth
  • Recognise abnormalities in the mouth and inform the dentist
  • Take dental radiographs
  • Administer local anaesthetic for dental hygiene procedures
  • Place temporary dressings and re-cement crowns temporarily

De qual departamento farei parte?

Faculty of Health Sciences

Opções de estudo

Período integral (2 anos)

Valores
€21.080,00 (R$ 113.923) por ano
Data de início

Esperado Setembro 2024

Localização

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

College Green,

Dublin 2,

Dublin,

Republic of Ireland

Requisitos de admissão

Para estudantes internacionais

Entry to Trinity College Dublin’s undergraduate programmes is highly competitive. International applicants must have completed a high school qualification equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. General matriculation requirements include pass grades in English, mathematics and a language other than English. Additional requirements may apply for some courses.

English Language Requirements:

  • TOEFL: Internet based 90 (with a written score of 21).
  • University of Cambridge: 180+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 175 in each skill and use of English i.e. Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2), Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2), First Certificate
  • Grade A (CEFR Level C1); IELTS: (Academic version) 6.5 (no individual band below 6)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE Academic: a minimum score of 63 (with no section score below 59).

Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.

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