Dental Hygiene - DipHE

Cardiff University

**As a Dental Hygienist, you'll support patients during their treatment journey, and give them the knowledge and confidence to look after their oral health.**You'll also be able to carry out procedures such as scaling, polishing, gum disease treatments, and prevention.You'll safely practice your clinical skills in our dental simulation suite, on mannequins that are fondly known as 'phantom heads'. This hands-on experience will prepare you for the wide range of real clinical scenarios that you'll get stuck into later in the course, thanks to our strong links with the NHS.Not only will you study in the University Dental Hospital which we are lucky enough to call our home, but you'll also embark on clinical placements in Wales, where you'll be surrounded by an experienced team of clinicians, supporting you to become the best dental professional you can be.When you graduate, you can register with the General Dental Council and work across the dental sector including general dental care, community dental care, dental public health, hospital dental care and the armed forces.**Distinctive features:*** **Fully funded places available** - a full NHS bursary, including tuition fees and non-repayable bursary for living costs, is available for BSc Dental Therapy and Hygiene students and DipHE Dental Hygiene students.* **Top 4 in the UK for dentistry** (The Complete University Guide 2025).* **Early clinical exposure** - you'll gain early clinical exposure in the University Dental Hospital, which we are lucky enough to call our home, under the close supervision of experienced, supportive clinicians.* **£2.2 million simulation suite** - our £2.2 million state-of-the-art simulation suite, cutting edge intra oral scanners, and 3D printing will prepare you for delivery of dental care to patients.* **41st in the world for dentistry** - according to the QS World University Ranking 2026. This places us in the top bracket of institutions worldwide.

School of Dentistry