Welcome to the website news pages, where we will be outlining the work of the Directorate of Multi-Disciplinary Dental Education.  There is so much going on at the present time and we hope to keep you up to date with the developments that effect dental education at all levels.  Below you will find updates on a number of major initiatives, including the national Education and Training Review and the GDC’s changed CPD requirements to be introduced in 2018.
Malcolm Smith
Postgraduate Dental Dean

6th June 2018: Advancing Dental Care: Education and Training Review

During the first phase of the Advancing Dental Care project, the review team conducted a six-month engagement and evidence-gathering exercise. This identified and explored a series of options to improve training.

The findings of the review have been set out in a final report. This makes 21 recommendations and states that HEE is committed to a three-year continuation of the project to commence in 2018/19.

31st January 2018: The first Trainee to complete the Special Care Dentistry Training Programme here in the North East.

Please click here to read Kara Scally's training experience in Special Care Dentistry.

16th November 2017: Specialty Programme News

Please click here to read the latest news from our Dental Specialty Programme.

6th November 2017: Advancing Dental Care: Education and Training Review

The Advancing Dental Care: Education and Training Review project was launched at the end of September.  Its remit is to review the roles, composition and training needs of the whole dental workforce (i.e. all dental registrants), and identify changes, where necessary. Click here to learn more.

10th October 2017: Performer List Validation by Experience (PLVE)

Overseas dentists wishing to work in NHS primary dental care are required to demonstrate equivalence to Dental Foundation Training by the Performers List Regulations.  The revised process will be known as Performers List Validation by Experience (PLVE) and has been introduced in this area from 1st October.

3rd October 2017: New Appointments

Please join us in welcoming Paul Blaylock as our new Regional Dental Workforce Development Advisor, and Ben Wild as our new Regional Dental Foundation Programmes Advisor. Learn more about their backgrounds here!