AU173Dental Nursing [Letterkenny]Atlantic Technological University
The published curriculum includes Clinical Dentistry 1: Patient Care, Materials & Instrumentation, Biological Sciences, Patient-Centred Communication Skills. Explore the course structure and selected curriculum below, alongside the official points record for AU173.
Points over time
| Year / round | Published points | Change from previous year | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · Round 1 | 274Published title: Dental Nursing [Letterkenny] | +42 points · increase | CAO 2026PRE row 240, AU173, RND 1 |
| 2025 · Round 1 | 232Published title: Dental Nursing | -21 points · decrease | CAO 2025EOS!D23:E23 |
| 2024 · Round 1 | 253Published title: Dental Nursing | -75 points · decrease | CAO 2024EOS!D22:E22 |
| 2023 · Round 1 | 328Published title: Dental Nursing | Not comparable | CAO 2023EOS_2023!D25:E25 |
| 2022 · Round 1 | Data unavailable | Not comparable | CAO 2022AU173 not found in publication; reason unknown |
* Not all applicants on this points score were offered places. # Test / interview / portfolio / audition. AQA All qualified applicants. Data unavailable means no verified value for that round; it does not mean zero or that a course was not offered. Points shown use the standard Leaving Certificate scale unless labelled otherwise. Changed historical identities are labelled “History under review”. Commas in a source value are retained; these values are excluded from numeric filtering pending source-format review.
Only this published CAO code is used. Historical campus continuity is not asserted. Changed historical titles are held for identity review; no points have been transferred from another course code.
Programme details
Directly labelled information from the programme page, retrieved 2026-09-08. This describes the current source; confirm the applicable intake with the institution.
- Duration
- 2 Years
- Study mode
- Full Time
- NFQ level
- 6
- Delivery
- On-campus
- Campus
- Donegal – Letterkenny
Selected curriculum items
The published curriculum lists the items below. They are a selection, not the complete syllabus; the source’s option rules and year structure still apply.
- 01Clinical Dentistry 1: Patient Care, Materials & InstrumentationMandatory
- 02Biological SciencesMandatory
- 03Patient-Centred Communication SkillsMandatory
- 04Clinical & Related Skills for Dental NursingMandatory
- 05Nutrition & Oral Health PromotionMandatory
- 06Clinical Dentistry 2: Anatomy and PathologyMandatory
The course identity, level, restricted-entry flag and supplied link come from the official CAO catalogue. Entry requirements, career pathways and a complete editorial profile have not yet been independently reviewed for this programme.
This record is listed at NFQ Level 6. No placement, professional recognition, duration or historical campus continuity is inferred.
Check the official programme information ↗Sources & corrections
CAO course catalogue, 2026 · retrieved 8 September 2026. Use the institution selector to find Atlantic Technological University, then AU173.
Official CAO course catalogue ↗Each points record links to its original publication and row above. “Data unavailable” does not mean zero or that the course was not offered.
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