BSc Oral Health Science
University of Essex
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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University of Essex

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JAN-27

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1 Year

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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University of Essex

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JAN-27

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Our BSc (Hons) Oral Health Science is a full-time, one-year course designed to meet an identifiable need for Dental Therapists within your dental team. There is currently much interest in the future role of the Dental Therapist in the delivery of oral healthcare in the UK, and our course enables you to register with the General Dental Council (GDC). This course leads on well from the University of Essex FdSc Oral Health Science programme, or from a dental hygienist qualification obtained ...Read more

Our BSc (Hons) Oral Health Science is a full-time, one-year course designed to meet an identifiable need for Dental Therapists within your dental team. There is currently much interest in the future role of the Dental Therapist in the delivery of oral healthcare in the UK, and our course enables you to register with the General Dental Council (GDC). This course leads on well from the University of Essex FdSc Oral Health Science programme, or from a dental hygienist qualification obtained elsewhere.Here at Essex, we have one of the largest portfolios of oral health science courses in the East of England, putting us in a strong position to provide you with excellent training and education. We offer courses that both commissioners and employers believe in, and our training integrates NHS values and principles, meaning that your abiding focus is on helping people.

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73/279
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29th
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dylan
26 Feb 26

helpful staff and a nice campus which is easy to navigate as well as big parking..Read more

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Jasmin
25 Feb 26

best - campus has everything we need, everything close by, clinical skills lab is really helpful and has a realistic feel worst - only real shop is the spar, which is quite..Read more

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£27,500 per year

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 8,776 – 14,995

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dylan
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BSc Oral Health Science
helpful staff and a nice campus which is easy to navigate as well as big parking...
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Jasmin
25 Feb 26
BSc Oral Health Science
best - campus has everything we need, everything close by, clinical skills lab is really helpful and has a realistic feel worst - only real shop is the spar, which is quite...
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University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Hythe   0.6 miles away

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