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Following on from a successful online written examination for the National Diploma in July, we are now working to offer online exams for the next set of 2020 Post-Registration and National Diploma qualifications. This includes the September Post-Registration exams, upcoming online OSCE and the November Diploma written exam. Online exam dates: • Post-Registration exams will […]

Well done to all 823 candidates and support teams involved in NEBDN’s first online exam yesterday. We are pleased to report that the management of the online exam was a huge success! You will receive your results on or before 14 August 2020. We will be in touch as to how you will access your […]

NEBDN Exam Day: 10 of your top questions answered 1. Do I need to download the app again? – You DO NOT need to redownload the app onto your device. However, you must ensure you are using the same device that you used in your practice session on 10 July. 2. Where can I find […]

NEBDN is supporting its course providers by sharing monthly articles named ‘Crowning Courses’, to highlight the Post-Registration qualifications on offer for accreditation. The articles are also useful for qualified dental nurses wanting to progress their careers, or those thinking of becoming a course provider and wanting to know more about the qualifications we offer and […]

For a list of online exam FAQs and app download instructions for the National Diploma qualification, please click below. Exam FAQs App download instructions App download video guidance   If you still have queries, please speak to your course provider in the first instance, or alternatively you can call our team on our office line […]

This month’s Crowning Careers spotlight is on Louise Belfield, an NEBDN Trustee, who shares her career journey from dental nurse to lecturer in biomedical sciences. After I left school at 16, I went to college to do A-levels in English Language, Law, and IT. To this day I have no idea why. Halfway through the […]

Following recent updates to our course providers and candidates, we are pleased to announce that we will be operating some of our exams online! Therefore, we have extended the closing date from 12 June to 19 June for confirmation of exam entry. New online exam dates: • The online National Diploma written exam Thursday 23 […]

All March Post-Registration examination results were sent by email 30 April to course providers only – not sent to home addresses as per our normal procedure due to remote working. To avoid delays, the email from us also included individual result letters for distribution to candidates. Candidates can receive their results by calling or emailing […]

This month’s Crowning Careers spotlight is on Dorota Mela, who shares her experience as a Dental Nurse working through Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dental nursing wasn’t something that I planned to do, it just happened in my life. 20 years ago, when I was young, and not sure what I wanted to do, my friend gave me […]

To support our stakeholders during these unprecedented times, we’ve made some changes to our examination timetable 2020/21. Our key focus is to provide candidates and course providers with as much stability as possible and provide a solution with minimal disruption to the services we can provide. New dates: National Diploma written exam: 7 November 2020 […]