Twenty Years of the National Dental Nurse Training Programme of Ireland

This year, in 2024, we are delighted to be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the National Dental Nurse Training Programme of Ireland (NDNTP) that was established jointly in 2004 by Cork University Dental School and Hospital (CUDSH) and the Dublin Dental University Hospital (DDUH).

The success of the programme is based on the inter-college collaboration, support from the dental practitioners, and the dedication and commitment of both staff and students.

To celebrate this achievement, an article was published in the December/January edition of the JIDA: https://www.dentist.ie/_fileupload/JIDA/pdfs%20of%20Journal/2024/jida-dec24jan2025-web.pdf

Pictured from left to right, Dental Nurse Tutors of the programme: Karen Dinneen (DDUH), Pamela Binks (CUDSH), Siobhán Shakeshaft (CUDSH), Mary Harrington (CUDSH) and Seán Phelan (DDUH).