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Building Your Dental Nursing Workforce With Trainigo Partner With Us to Recruit, Train and Retain GDC-Registered Dental Nurses

Who We Are?

Trainigo trains the next generation of dental nurses through the NEBDN National Diploma in Dental Nursing, delivered through flexible online study paired with structured workplace training. [Insert brief, accurate company history / credentials — years operating, pass rates, or accreditation detail — to be confirmed before publishing.] We work directly with dental practices across the UK to place motivated trainees, support their development, and see them through to GDC registration.

What We Do?

We recruit committed, career-focused candidates who want to become qualified dental nurses — most arriving new to the profession. We prepare them with structured theory, match them with dental practices where they can build genuine clinical competence, and support them every step of the way through to their Portfolio of Evidence, Knowledge Test, and Professional Discussion. Alongside the core Diploma, we also offer a range of post-registration CPD courses — Dental Radiography, Oral Health Education, Fluoride Varnish Application, and Basic Life Support — so your team’s development doesn’t stop at qualification.

Looking to host a trainee dental nurse? Enquire About Trainee Placements →

Working in Partnership

Training a dental nurse to NEBDN standard is a shared responsibility between the training provider, the trainee, and the sponsoring practice. A trainee’s clinical competence is built chairside — under your supervision, in your practice, with your patients. Getting that partnership right benefits everyone: your trainee progresses faster, your qualified staff spend less time troubleshooting, and your practice gains a nurse trained around your own way of working.

To support your trainee’s progress, we ask sponsoring practices to:

• Provide regular, honest progress updates on your trainee’s development
• Support the trainee’s day-to-day clinical work and give them exposure across a reasonable range of procedures
• Nominate a suitably qualified, GDC-registered member of staff to act as workplace mentor and portfolio witness
• Raise any concerns about conduct, competence, or wellbeing early, so we can act on them together

In return, Trainigo provides:

Recruiting a Trainee Dental Nurse

If you have a vacancy for a trainee — full-time, part-time, or apprenticeship-style — we can put you in touch with enrolled learners who are actively seeking a placement. Many of our trainees are ready to start quickly and come to you already engaged with their theory learning, so there’s no delay waiting for a first day of “proper” training.

How it typically works:

Already have an unqualified team member you’d like to formalise through the NEBDN Diploma? We enrol existing staff, too — no need to recruit externally if you already have the right person in the room. 

Enquire About Enrolling an Existing Team Member → https://trainigo.com/contact-us/

Recently qualified and looking to expand your team with a registered dental nurse? We’re always glad to hear about vacancies from practices ready to take on newly qualified talent.

Tell Us About Your Vacancy →https://trainigo.com/contact-us/

Supporting Your Trainee’s Portfolio: The Workplace Mentor and Witness Role

Every NEBDN trainee must build a Portfolio of Evidence — a workplace-based digital record of competencies, witness testimonies, and reflective practice, submitted via PebblePad. This can’t be done from a classroom; it depends on a suitably qualified colleague in your practice being willing to observe, sign off, and feed back on real clinical work.

What being a workplace mentor or witness involves:

• Observing your trainee performing chairside duties and confirming competence against NEBDN’s assessment criteria
• Providing honest, constructive witness testimony that reflects what was actually observed
• Giving regular feedback so the trainee knows where they’re progressing well and where they need more practice
• Flagging any competence or conduct concerns to Trainigo promptly, rather than waiting until assessment time

This is a genuine time investment from your senior team — which is exactly why we build as much structure and guidance around it as we can, so your mentor always knows what “good evidence” looks like rather than guessing.

Ask About Mentor Support Resources → https://trainigo.com/contact-us/

Compliance and Commitments

Hosting a trainee dental nurse means bringing them into a GDC-registered clinical environment, so certain standards are non-negotiable on both sides.

What we expect to be in place before a trainee starts in your practice:

• GDC registration of the practice and supervising clinicians, in line with GDC Standards for the Dental Team
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check for the trainee, arranged before their clinical start date
• Hepatitis B vaccination status confirmed or in progress — this is a multi-dose course, so trainees are advised to start it early
• Cross-infection control procedures consistent with HTM 01-05 decontamination standards, which trainees will be trained on and expected to follow
• Appropriate clinical supervision at all times, particularly during a trainee’s early months

Trainigo’s role is to prepare trainees in the theory and expectations behind these standards before they ever set foot in your surgery — but day-to-day compliance in practice is a shared responsibility. If you have questions about what’s required before a placement can begin, our team can talk you through it.

Speak to Our Team About Compliance Requirements → https://trainigo.com/contact-us/

Upskilling Your Existing Team

Partnering with Trainigo isn’t only about trainees. Qualified dental nurses already in your practice can extend their scope of practice — and their value to your team — through our post-registration CPD courses:

Enquire About Group Bookings for Your Team → https://trainigo.com/contact-us/

Why Partner With Trainigo?

• A structured, NEBDN-aligned training pathway — your trainee is learning to a recognised national standard, not an in-house approximation
• Less supervisory burden on your qualified staff — theory, mock assessments, and portfolio coaching are handled by us
• Flexible, self-paced online study — built around your rota, not a fixed college timetable
• A genuine partnership, not a hand-off — we stay engaged with both the trainee and the practice throughout training
• A pipeline of motivated candidates — genuinely committed to a career in dental nursing, not exploring it casually
• CPD pathways for your existing team — so the relationship doesn’t end at one trainee’s qualification

Frequently Asked Questions

Do we need to be a GDC-registered practice to host a trainee?

Yes. Hosting a NEBDN trainee requires the practice and supervising clinicians to be registered with the General Dental Council, since the trainee’s Portfolio of Evidence and Record of Experience must be built and witnessed in a live, regulated clinical environment.

Who employs the trainee — us or Trainigo?

You do. Trainigo supports the training and education side of the relationship; the employment relationship, pay, contract, and working pattern are agreed directly between your practice and the trainee.

Is there a cost to recruiting a trainee through Trainigo?

No, the service is completely free! Speak to our team for a full detail.

What does our practice actually need to provide day to day?

Clinical supervision, a reasonable range of procedure exposure, a nominated mentor/witness for portfolio sign-off, and honest, timely feedback on the trainee’s progress. Trainigo handles the theory, assessment preparation, and portfolio coaching.

How long is a trainee in the Portfolio of Evidence and Record of Experience process?

Most trainees complete the full NEBDN Diploma, including workplace evidence and Record of Experience, within 12–18 months, depending on study pace and the range of clinical experience available in your practice.

Can we take on more than one trainee at a time?

Yes, subject to your practice having sufficient capacity for supervision and mentoring. Group bookings and multiple placements can be discussed directly with our team.

What happens if a trainee isn’t progressing as expected?

Raise it with us as early as possible. Early, honest feedback from your workplace mentor lets us step in with additional support before a minor issue becomes a barrier to completion.

Can our existing unqualified team members enrol, rather than us recruiting externally?

Yes — this is one of the most common ways practices work with us. If you already employ someone in an unqualified support role who wants to formalise their skills, we can enrol them directly onto the NEBDN Diploma.

Ready to Build Your Team With Trainigo?

Whether you’re looking to host a trainee, recruit a newly qualified dental nurse, enrol an existing team member, or upskill your current staff through CPD — we’re ready to talk.

Trainigo — Training Dental Nurses to NEBDN Standard, in Partnership With the Practices That Employ Them