Your future, where knowledge is shared

Join mydentist as a dental nurse

Join mydentist as a dental nurse and you’ll play a key part in providing outstanding care to our patients. You’ll play a vital role in one of more than 530 modern dental practices, each with its own friendly and experienced team, working to help the nation smile.

With locations close by and working hours to suit your needs, you’ll be able to find a work-life balance that you will love. Taking pride in the outstanding care we provide for patients and in the investments we’re making across our practices and in our people.

Your future, working with the UKs leading dental provider

Your future, with work and life in balance

with work and life balanced

With more than 530 locations across the nation, we are likely to have a practice close by your home. We offer stable hours and can support you to achieve a balance between your life and career as you grow personally and with any changing circumstances during your career with us. And, when the day is done, your work is too.

Your future with our support

with us by your side

Quality, affordable dentistry is in demand, and you'll play your part in delivering it as part of the largest dental network in the UK. We are shaping the way we deliver dentistry, we are growing and investing in our practices and our people. This creates opportunities for our people. You can be confident you are supported by a recognised and respected dentistry brand who have exciting plans for the future.

Your future, where knowledge is shared

where knowledge is shared

We provide you with opportunities to learn alongside friendly teams that support one another. You are never alone in managing your nursing responsibilities. If you find it rewarding nurturing others you will have the opportunity to mentor student and trainee nurses within the practice.

By choosing mydentist, you’ll be able to access investment in your growth. You will receive the training you need to offer patients the highest quality care, accessing core CPD to maintain your GDC registration. You can build a career that supports you and your goals.

Life of a dental nurse at mydentist

Life as a dental nurse is rewarding, exciting, and challenging in the best way. At mydentist, you’ll have the support of your practice team, and our central support teams, to help you succeed.

Daily duties include:

  • Checking patient notes in the morning and setting up surgeries for the day, from checking equipment and disinfecting surfaces to preparing instrument trays.
  • Greeting patients and working with dentists in treatment by providing instruments, or even just chatting with the patients during procedures.
  • Advising patients on consent forms, procedures, and basic oral healthcare post-treatment.
  • Stock-takes and closing down surgeries at the end of the day.
We respect each other

We respect each other

We're proud to be a place where every colleague can be themselves. With flexibility and choice that enables you to balance your life and career, you can make a real difference through the work what you do.

We grow together

We grow together

We're building the UK's leading network of dental practices, shaping the way we deliver dentistry and creating opportunities for everyone. With aspiring career pathways, you can build and develop a career that supports you and your goals.

We achieve as one

We achieve as one

We take pride in the outstanding care we offer our patients and the support we give each other. Whether it's through our practice teams or support centre functions, there's always someone to turn to. All of us, working collaboratively to achieve together.

Dental nurse career path

  • Student dental nurse 
  • Dental nurse
  • Dental nurse (2+ years GDC reg)
  • Dental nurse (4+ years GDC reg)
  • Dental nurse (6+ years GDC reg)
  • Area support nurse (Float Nurse)
  • Advanced dental nurse
  • Head nurse

*Some practices also offer a location premium, this is factored into the rates in our adverts where applicable.

Working as a dental nurse at mydentist 

Learning and development – Post qualification

mydentist is fully committed to ensuring our dental nurses are able to continue to enhance their knowledge, skills, and expertise to reach their potential and enhance the skills mix of the dental team. The mydentist Academy will support dental nurse development. We offer funding for post qualification and extended duty courses including the following;

NEBDN Post Qualifications

Radiography 

Implant nursing 

Sedation nursing 

Oral health education 

Orthodontic nursing

Extended duties certificates 

Impression taking

Fluoride application

CBCT scanner training

We have an in-house application process for these courses. Once approved they are fully funded by mydentist and you are enrolled onto the chosen course with one of our trusted NEBDN accredited course providers. Our dental nurses are able to progress through the mydentist nurse career structure completing qualifications and using newly acquired skills in practice support dental nurses in progressing to our advance nurse level.

Start your future with mydentist today

There's never been a better time to join mydentist. Find out more about our current dental nurse vacancies below.