£20,800
Average Annual Pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
32
Average Weekly Hours
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019
3.35%
Unemployment Rate
Labour Force Survey 2020
Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)
Description
Dental nurses prepare patients for, and assist with, dental examinations, prepare and sterilise instruments and maintain case records.
Qualifications
Entry is most common with GCSEs/S grades. Training is available both off- and on-the-job. Most entrants work towards the National Certificate for Dental Nurses.Typical tasks
- prepares patient for examination;
- prepares and sterilises instruments and follows guidelines to maintain sterile conditions within the surgery;
- hands required equipment and medication to dentist during examination;
- assists with minor treatment, such as preparing materials for fillings;
- removes water and saliva from patient’s mouth during treatment;
- maintains records, processes and mounts x?ray films and undertakes reception duties.
Common job titles
Nurse (dental practice)
Auxiliary, dental
Nurse-receptionist, dental
Assistant, surgeon's, dental
Nurse, dental
Nurse, surgery, dental
Attendant, dental
Assistant, chairside, orthodontic
Receptionist-nurse, dental
Assistant, dental
Assistant, surgery, dental
Education background
Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.
Compare Dental nurses with other careers
327/355
Ranked 327th out of 355 careers for highest average pay.
302/355
Ranked 302nd out of 355 careers for the longest hours.
133/355
Ranked 133rd out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.
Top industries: Dental nurses
Working Futures UK
Employment type
Gender breakdown
£400
Female average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
£420
Male average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
300/350
Gender pay gap ranking
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
Compare the Gender Pay Gap for Dental nurses with other careers.
Average weekly pay by age and gender: Dental nurses
Pay change between years
Hard-to-fill vacancies
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