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Dental Council - An Chromhairle Fiaclóireachta
        
        
Scheme:
        
The Dental Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 53 of the Dentists Act 1985 has, with the consent of the Minister for Health and Children, made a scheme for the establishment of a class of auxiliary dental worker to be known as a Dental Nurse.
        
        
Registration:
        
In accordance with the provisions of this scheme the Council has established a Register of Dental Nurses.

Registration in the Register of Dental Nurses will be available to:
        
a.A person who holds a qualification in dental nursing awarded by one of the following:
       -The Dublin Dental Hospital
       -The University of Dublin
       -The University Dental School & Hospital Cork
       -The National University of Ireland Cork
        
b.A person who holds a qualification in dental nursing awarded by the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses in the United Kingdom.
        
c.A person who holds a qualification in dental nursing which in the opinion of the Council is equivalent to that specified at (a) or (b) above.
        
d.A person who satisfies the Council that he/she has the requisite training and/or experience to enable him/her to carry out the duties of a dental nurse in a safe and efficient manner.

Persons granted registration under this provision are unlikely to have less than five years experience in carrying out the duties of a dental nurse, the majority of this experience having been obtained during the past five years. Applicants will be required to submit signed statements from their employing/supervising dentists attesting to their competence in chairside assisting, cross infection control, sterilisation, patient management etc and submit verifiable evidence of their duration of employment in carrying out the duties of a dental nurse.
        
        
Applications:
        
Applicants for registration in the Register of Dental Nurses must complete an official application form and submit documentary evidence of entitlement to registration.

The Registration Year for dental nurses will run from 1st April to 31st March following. Registered dental nurses will be required to retain their names on the Register of Dental Nurses on an annual basis.
        
        
Fees:
        
The fee for initial registration of a name on the Register of Dental Nurses is €15.00. This fee should accompany applications for registration.
        
        
Application Form:
        
Download Application Form (doc 12.5KB)
        
        
        
        
        
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Contact address: IDNA Secretary & President - Tina Gorman. Dublin Dental University Hospital, Lincoln Place. Dublin 2
        
Phone: 087 6767500        Email: tina.gorman@dental.tcd.ie
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