Dental Hygiene and Therapy Diploma
(27 months)
Graduate destinations for this subject
Areas where dental hygienists/therapists have found employment include:
- General Dental Practice
- Industry
- Community Dental Service
- Hospital Dental Services
- The Armed Forces
Dental Hygiene and Therapy careers
If you successfully pass our Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy, you will be qualified to begin working as a dental hygienist therapist without the need for any further study.
Please note: to practise in the UK, dental hygienist therapists are required to enter their names in the Register for Dental Hygienist Therapists, which is kept by the Registrar of the General Dental Council. There is a registration fee and annual retention fee for this registration.
Careers and employability at Newcastle
Newcastle University consistently has one of the best records for graduate employment in the UK. 93.4% of our 2011 UK/EU graduates progressed to employment or further study within six months of graduating. More than three quarters (78.7%) of our graduates who entered employment achieved a graduate level position.
We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through an initiative called ncl+ which enables you to develop personal, employability and enterprise skills and to give you the edge in the employment market after you graduate.
Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers.
