Dental hygiene and therapy second degree funding

Hi, SFE can you please clarify, that a GDC registered Dental Nurse with a degree in an unrelated field can get funding for a dental hygiene and therapy degree/diploma? Also, can I apply for the £5k learning support fund that the government are introducing in September 2020 for allied health Professionals (or are there any other burseries/maintenance loans available for me).
Many thanks. Hayley.

Hi Hayley,

The full list of new and continuing students set to benefit from the funding is as follows:

-dietetics
-dental hygiene or dental therapy (level 5 courses)
-occupational therapy
-operating department practitioner (level 5 and 6 courses)
-orthoptics
-orthotics and prosthetics
-physiotherapy
-podiatry or chiropody
-radiography (diagnostic and therapeutic)
-speech and language therapy
-paramedicine
-midwifery
-nursing (adult, child, mental health, learning disability, joint nursing/social work)


In order to determine your eligibility for funding, please confirm:

1. Which university and course you are looking to start your studies with?
2. How old you are.
3. Your nationality, current status and time spent within the UK.
4. All previous study and qualifications you may hold.


Thanks, Isaac.