Trainee dental nurse Review

Item: Trainee dental nurse at Tempdent – Dental Training Provider and Recruitment Agency
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at Tempdent – Dental Training Provider and Recruitment Agency

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Healthcare

Horsham, West Sussex

Review Submitted: December 2024

Overall Rating

4.1 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

3.6/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

As a trainee dental nurse I am required to assist the clinician during treatments and appointments, disinfect the room after each patient, sterilise instruments between uses, be efficient, stay on schedule, be kind and friendly, keep on top of CPD and course tasks, and complete all assignments on time.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

3/5

Being based in an ortho practice has caused many difficulties with arranging observations. This is not any particular persons fault. But due to limited observer availability and needing to organise my observations with another practice (general) I am still yet to complete the observations. My assessor has been very helpful with helping to resolve this and get my qualified as quickly as possible.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

Yes I have learnt loads! Gained time management skills, confidence, speed of work, and improved my ability to deal with stressful situations.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

3/5

I think there is a big lack in communication between myself, my practice, and tempdent staff. My assessor does her best, but as I mentioned before I have encountered lots of problems on this course. I have been assigned 4 different assessors over the past year due to people leaving. This was not ideal for my coursework as I would have to wait for a new assessor to take me on then they would have to go through all my work and familiarise themselves, this process would then repeat every time I was assigned a new person.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

4/5

Quite a lot, the head nurse was fantastic with prioritising my course. The PM helps with this too.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

4/5

My assessor is great with helping me, our reviews and 1-1 chats help me a lot to stay focused and on track.

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

4/5

It helps me have a deeper understanding of things that aren't always covered in my day to day job such as anatomy, implantology, nervous system etc. Nurses don't tend to need to know as much about these things compared to dentists but it is nice to be included.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

3/5

We have networking events but nurses aren't usually included in this. We have open days which are always fun to be part of. Other than that, we don't do much as a team.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Tempdent – Dental Training Provider and Recruitment Agency to a friend?

Yes

Why?

As much as there have been problems for me, this is not always the case for every learner. I know that tempdent have helped many of my friends get through their training too.