Online course success for dental nurses
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King’s College Hospital Dental Nurse Education & Training Centre (KCH DNETC) – a rapidly growing and innovative element of the King’s Health Partners Dental Institute – has recently developed an online course for dental nurses working towards the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) National Certificate. The Online Dental Nurse Course was commissioned by the Defence Dental Service (DDS) to train the civilian dental nurses they employ in British forces bases across Europe and the United Kingdom and has since been extended to include dental nurse working in dental practices outside the DDS.Online provision is required for those who, for whatever reason, are unable to access training via traditional routes and wish to continue their employment as a dental nurse. To provide a viable alternative to traditional teaching methods, the course was developed to meet the Quality Assurance criteria set out in the NEBDN standards document. This was successfully achieved and Provisional Accreditation* was awarded by NEBDN in 2009.
An initial pilot of the programme provided training for six DDS employed civilian dental nurses who successfully completed the course. To date five of the six participants have entered NEBDN National Certificate examination. The results of the examination were received in January 2010, and we are pleased to be able to report that a 100% pass rate was achieved. This outcome is considered to be a great credit to the programme participants and confirmation that the online programme developed by KCH DNETC may be found to be highly effective.
Clare Roberts, the course co-ordinator and Head of Research and Development at DNETC, commented: 'We are thrilled with the success of the online course and proud of the 100% pass rate achieved. To be the providers of the first online course leading to the NEBDN National Certificate and to achieve such a success is excellent. The second cohort of 20 students are already enrolled and participating online and we hope their success is as great as that of the first group. Other online courses for dental nurses have already been developed and are available via the Dental Nurse Education & Training Centre.'
For further information visit the Dental Nurse Education & Training Centre website.
Posted on 9 February 2010
*Provisional Accreditation - Training providers in their first year of offering the National Certificate for Dental Nurses are required to submit documentary evidence to meet the majority of the standards listed in the NEBDN’s standards booklet. For provisional accreditation, providers do not have to produce evidence of annual evaluation, action planning or examination pass rates.
An initial pilot of the programme provided training for six DDS employed civilian dental nurses who successfully completed the course. To date five of the six participants have entered NEBDN National Certificate examination. The results of the examination were received in January 2010, and we are pleased to be able to report that a 100% pass rate was achieved. This outcome is considered to be a great credit to the programme participants and confirmation that the online programme developed by KCH DNETC may be found to be highly effective.
Clare Roberts, the course co-ordinator and Head of Research and Development at DNETC, commented: 'We are thrilled with the success of the online course and proud of the 100% pass rate achieved. To be the providers of the first online course leading to the NEBDN National Certificate and to achieve such a success is excellent. The second cohort of 20 students are already enrolled and participating online and we hope their success is as great as that of the first group. Other online courses for dental nurses have already been developed and are available via the Dental Nurse Education & Training Centre.'
For further information visit the Dental Nurse Education & Training Centre website.
Posted on 9 February 2010
*Provisional Accreditation - Training providers in their first year of offering the National Certificate for Dental Nurses are required to submit documentary evidence to meet the majority of the standards listed in the NEBDN’s standards booklet. For provisional accreditation, providers do not have to produce evidence of annual evaluation, action planning or examination pass rates.