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Local Dental Anaesthesia at University of Portsmouth - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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University of Portsmouth has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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7Dec
University of Portsmouth Open Day
Undergraduate

Course summary

Overview This course is for those with overseas dental qualifications who have been recommended to study local anaesthesia by the GDC. If you're looking to broaden your dental skills, this Local Dental Anaesthesia short course will help you to specialise in the field. You'll learn how to safely deliver local anaesthetic to patients, and reflect on working in a primary care environment in the UK. Learning on this course includes clinical activity and the provision of care to patients within the Dental Academy. As well as providing specialist skills in the application of local anaesthetic in a dental setting, completion of this course will help you to achieve the GDC learning outcomes for registration as a Dental Hygienist in the UK, enabling you to register with the General Dental Council (GDC) and move into employment. Course details Structure:

  • Mode of study: on site, part time
  • Duration: 12 weeks
  • Start and end dates: Starts September
  • Cost: £3,715.00
What you'll experience On this short course you'll:
  • Develop an awareness of drugs and therapeutics commonly used in medicine and dentistry
  • Get an understanding of the safe practices associated with the provision of oral local anaesthesia
  • Critically reflect on your own practice within the UK healthcare setting
  • Build upon your existing knowledge of local oral anatomy and physiology to ensure safe working practices
Our Dental Academy is a training ground for undergraduate King’s College London Dental Institute students as well as you and others on your course. So with dental care professionals and undergraduate dentists under the same roof, you’ll get a feel of what it’s like to be part of a dental team working within a primary dental care setting. What's included On this short course you'll make us of our extensive dental academy facilities, including:
  • 2 clinics (44 dental treatment bays)
  • 2 individual surgeries
  • a phantom head room
  • decontamination suite
  • radiography suite
  • four radiography booths

Assessment method

Assessment consists of an unseen written exam and completion of a logbook will detail the successful completion of the relevant GDC identified competences.

How to apply

To apply for this course you will be taken to the provider's website, where you can find out more information and make an application.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

An existing Dental Hygiene qualification from a country outside of the UK. The documented GDC learning outcome requirements following the GDC Dental Care Professional assessment. All applicants will be invited to attend an interview. Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health checks before starting the course. If you are a UK Dental Hygienist who requires a return to practice course, please contact us directly for details.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting the course.

Health checks

Applicants must pass Occupational Health check before starting the course.

Interview

All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in support of their application.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 6.5.
PTE Academic76An overall score of 76 with a minimum of 65 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)100100 with a minimum of 24 in Reading, 23 in Listening, 25 in Speaking and 24 in Writing.
Cambridge English AdvancedCambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176.
Trinity ISETrinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components.

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

This is a Short and Continuing Professional Development course. Please check the course page on our website for the most up to date fee information. https://www.port.ac.uk/study/short-courses-and-cpd
Local Dental Anaesthesia at University of Portsmouth - UCAS