A dental curing light for curing a light-cure synthetic composite material used in dentistry is described. The dental curing light includes a hand-held curing light instrument having a curing light source, and a light conducting tip detachably mounted to the hand-held curing light instrument. The light conducting tip has an input end, removably engaged to the hand-held curing light instrument and receiving light from the curing light source, and a remote output end, emitting the curing light therefrom. The light conducting tip has a flexible tubular body extending between the input and output ends, and includes at least a light conducting inner core and a radially outer metallic body surrounding the light conducting inner core. The light conducting inner core forms a flexible optical waveguide. The outer metallic body is flexible and plastically deformable such that the outer metallic body, and therefore the light conducting tip, retains a given curved shape until repositioned by a user.
