Impression Taking for Dental Nurses (NW250402A)

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Course Requirements

To be accepted onto this course, candidates must:

• be GDC Registered Dental Nurses
• have a current BLS certificate
• have Professional Indemnity cover
• have written confirmation from a supervising dentist that they take responsibility for overseeing the nurses training in the workplace.

*Proof of the above will need to be sent in as a requirement as soon as you have booked on the course to be able to attend the course. If the documents are not received within two weeks of making your booking, your place on the course will be cancelled according to the cancellation policy*

To book a place on this course, please follow this online payment link:

https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/cpd/institute-of-clinical-sciences/school-of-dentistry/impression-taking-for-dental-nurses-wednesday-2nd-april-2025

The course fee is £95.00. However, if the workplace in which you are employed, treats predominantly NHS patients, a subsidised course fee of £70.00 will be applicable. This fee includes a practical session and consumables, a sandwich lunch and refreshments. 

Places on this course are limited to 12 and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The course closing date is 19th March 2025.

Registration starts at 8.45am.

If you have any queries, please contact Lorraine Scanlon (lorraine.scanlon@liverpool.ac.uk).

Cancellation policy: A refund, less £20 administration fee, is guaranteed for cancellations received up to four weeks before the start of the course (5th March 2025 at 5pm). No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date or for failure to attend. Substitutions fulfilling the criteria may be made at any time prior to the course start. 

Mandatory: Dental Nurse

The aim of this course is to enable registered dental nurses to learn about the background of impression taking and undertake an accurate dentate impression under the prescription of a dentist, in a wide range of applications including bleaching trays, study models and mouth guards.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• List the Restorative procedures that require the use of dental impressions.
• Explain the Health and Safety issues which should be taken into account when taking impressions.
• Undertake a Patient Assessment to gauge whether they will be able to obtain a successful impression.
• Explain complications which can arise as a result of taking impressions and how to deal with them.
• List the use of different materials available for impression taking.
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the different materials and their uses.
• Present the different trays available for impression of a dentate arch.
• Select the correct size impression tray for an individual.
• Achieve a sound impression of the dentition using alginate impression material.
• Identify whether an impression is fit for its purpose.
• Undertake appropriate infection control procedures for impression taking.