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The Dental Nurse Academy is officially accredited with the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN), Reg number EM01251

Yes. In order to deliver the NEBDN course leading to the Diploma in Dental Nursing we have to be registered (reg. No. EM01251)

For both diploma and apprentice learners, once you have passed your NEBDN assessments you will be awarded with a badge and certificate, from the NEBDN. This confirms your prowess and allows you to apply to the General Dental Council (GDC) for registration as a qualified Dental Nurse.

For diploma learners, you can go as quick or as slow as you wish, but typically the course will last between one and two years.

For apprentices, the timeline is set out in your apprenticeship agreement. The maximum this would be is 18 months

Diploma students can start immediately.

Apprentices start on their agreed learning start date. This will be once eligibility checks are complete and the apprenticeship agreement is signed.

All year round, 365 days, 24/7.

You can join at any time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Diploma students can start immediately once the membership forms and payments are complete.

Apprentices can start their journey today, but must pass eligibility checks and sign the apprenticeship agreement. The learning start date will be specified in the apprenticeship agreement. Note: applicants must be in employment (or have signed employment contract and are about to start) before submitting application.

Yes you can study our course, but to sit for the NEBDN exam (Diploma in Dental Nursing) you must be in dental employment as a dental nurse or trainee.

You must have an employer (or have signed employment contract and be about to start) in order to apply for apprenticeship.

Joining is easy. Just click on the join button and follow the instructions. For the apprenticeship, visit the apprenticeship page for more information.

Becoming a fully qualified dental nurse is a major career step for every trainee. As such, your employer has to play their part. This involves agreeing to support you and provide the necessary mentoring, training and experience required to become a fully fledged dental nurse.  The practice will also need to provide a witness to your work (all witnesses need to be GDC registered as a dentist, nurse, hygienist or technician). Employers of apprentices must meet the apprenticeship requirements laid down by UK Government.

Yes, we take previous and current experience into account so you can just buy an individual module.

However, this will not entitle you to be registered through us with the NEBDN.

Our data shows that students who complete course material regularly perform better in the exams. This also avoids cramming in the immediate period leading up to the exam, and therefore reduces stress as well.  However, as our course is designed to help you learn in your own time at a pace that suits you, alerts are not generated if you fail to meet your Course Progress Target (unlike with your RoE progress target). It is purely an indicator to help you keep track of how you are progressing.

As our course is designed to help you learn in your own time at a pace that suits you, alerts are not generated if you fail to meet your Course Progress Target (unlike with your RoE progress target). It is purely an indicator to help you keep track of how you are progressing.

SMS stands for Student Monitoring System. It is the DNA's online platform for recording your progress throughout the course as well as your RoE.

We will let you know when your account has been set up on SMS. Once we have confirmed this to you, a link for “SMS” will appear in the top-level navigation on your My-Account page. Please note that you need to be logged in to view SMS. Please log in using your DNA username (your email address) and password, then go to ‘My Account’ to find the SMS link. If you do not have this link, please contact [email protected].

From your SMS page, press the green "View My Progress Report” link on the left hand side.

All data that has been provided to the DNA previously has been imported to SMS. You can easily submit your scores by visiting My-Account > SMS. Select “Lesson Tests” from the first dropdown menu, select the relevant test, enter your score and press submit.

We have updated many of the download notes files recently, so to ensure that all students have the latest material we did not import existing download data. Please access the respective download notes files again to create a record of it in SMS.

Please contact [email protected] to correct a score or RoE/PoE item in SMS.

Please ensure you have completed all lesson tests (and submitted the scores to SMS) for the respective Module Test to become available. Once you complete all lesson tests within a module, the system will add this to your account automatically. If you have completed the Lesson tests (and submitted the scores to SMS) and still cannot see the module test option, please contact [email protected].

Please ensure you have completed all Module tests (and submitted the scores to SMS) for the Practice Exam to become available. Once you complete all module tests, the system will add the Practice Exam option to your account automatically. If you have completed the module tests (and submitted the scores to SMS) and still cannot see the practice exam option, please contact [email protected].

Tutors must have marked all of the PoE/RoE as satisfactory in accordance with the NEBDN's timings for the respective student to be able to enter the examination/assessments.

For Diploma students targeting the April Exam, the deadline is the 1st of February. For November Exam students, this is the 1st of September.  Your PoE Deadline is fixed and cannot be moved without changing your exam date. 

For Apprentices, the dates are individualised and specified in your apprenticeship agreement.

Your PoE/RoE begins when you are registered with the NEBDN (this is known as your RoE Start Date). The timeline ends on your PoE/RoE Deadline date, which is set based on the exam for which you are registered (or in the case of apprentices, the dates specified in your apprenticeship agreement). The amount of time elapsed since your PoE/RoE Start Date determines the percentage target you should be aiming for. For example, halfway between your PoE/RoE start date and PoE/RoE deadline, we would expect you to have completed at least 50% of your PoE/RoE.

The RoE cannot be completed in less than 12 weeks (i.e. between the date of the first and the date of the last PER), but work should be completed regularly throughout your journey. If a student submits work in bulk over a short time period (or very close to the deadline), we cannot guarantee that the timings can be met. Therefore we require that all students submit work regularly and try to stay no more than 5% behind their RoE Progress Target

For the PoE, NEBDN have stipulated that this cannot be completed in less than 6 months (i.e. between the date of the first and the date of the last entry). Again work should be completed regularly throughout the journey. If a student submits work in bulk over a short time period (or very close to the deadline), we cannot guarantee that the timings can be met. Therefore we require that all students submit work regularly and try to stay no more than 5% behind their Progress Target.

If you fall behind your PoE/RoE Progress Target, you will automatically receive an email alert. The system will check your progress again in a few weeks, giving you plenty of time to complete more of your work. If you are continually behind after several reminders, we will contact you and your employer automatically.

Learners may be removed from the course if it is deemed that engagement levels are too low. Note that in this instance no refunds will be provided of any sort.

All students progress at different speeds, and therefore targets are generated on an individual basis, The calculation is based on two dates (start date and end date), meaning that students may have different targets even if they are registered for the same exam.

Example: For a student completing their PoERoE over a 12 month period, the target will be greater than for a student completing their PoE/RoE over a 6 month period. However, the target will move more quickly each week for the student with the shorter timeframe.

Your course begins when you create your membership with the DNA.

For Diploma learners, the timeline ends on your Exam Target date, which is set based on the exam for which you are registered. The amount of time elapsed since your membership began determines the percentage target you should be aiming for. So halfway between starting the course and taking the exam, we would expect you to have completed at least half of the lesson material and associated tests.

For apprentices, the timeline is set in your apprenticeship agreement before you begin learning.

If you go to log in and then to forgot passwoird, click on that to get confirmation of your details to the email address you provided. If you have not received your details within 2 hours, email your tutor or the [email protected].

No, the course will always be available to you as per your membership details. Simply pick up where you left off.

For apprentices, 'break in learning' rules may apply. Contact us for more information on this topic.

You can contact us at any time using the contact form.  (Please note that the course is open 24/7 but our team of helpers work normal office hours).  All students have access to a personal course tutor after they have registered with the NEBDN and can submit questions to their tutor.  In addition, various phone numbers and email addresses are available depending on the question that needs a response.

Yes. The Dental Nurse Academy uses advanced video technology that automatically selects the optimum video quality for your bandwidth, and delivers the most suitable content for your connection and device. Big screen, fast broadband? Enjoy HD quality content. Streaming to your smart phone via 3G or slower internet speed? We’ve got that covered too.

You can log in from anywhere, with any device. You just need internet connectivity.

No, but you can watch them as many times as you wish on the website. There are comprehensive downloadable notes provided as well.

With our videos it is less likely to happen because clever software detects your bandwidth and provides a picture resolution that should enable your bandwidth to cope. The normal cause of erratic video viewing is that your bandwidth is insufficient to stream the video in real time. This means that your system will buffer frames until there are sufficient to play part of the video before pausing again. It is possible that there will be busy periods on the shared bandwidth line that limits the speed at which video can travel down the line and therefore inhibit your viewing. You may need to try watching at non peak times.

Our videos use clever software that detects your bandwidth and provides a picture resolution that should enable your bandwidth to cope. The normal cause of erratic video viewing is that your bandwidth is insufficient to stream the video in real time. This means that your system will buffer frames until there are sufficient to play part of the video before pausing again. It is possible that there will be busy periods on the shared bandwidth line that limits the speed at which video can travel down the line and therefore inhibit your viewing. You may need to try watching at non peak times.