Dental Specialty Training
We are delighted to offer extensive training across all dental specialties. Our team of trainers are dedicated to helping specialist trainees meet more than just the minimum standards required by the General Dental Council (GDC). Any registered dentist can choose to work in a dental specialty but only those on the GDC’s specialist lists can call themselves a ‘specialist’. Dental specialists must hold full GDC registration and a certificate of completion of specialist training.
We have both NHS and NIHR funded StR posts.
New Starters
On appointment to a training programme, specialty dentists are required to complete and return the following documentation:
National Training Numbers (NTN)
All dentists appointed to a specialty training programme will be issued with a national training number (NTN) once they have commenced in post. Please retain this for your records as you will require it throughout your training.
Trainee Representatives
The Trainee Representatives for Dental Specialty Training are Euan Rae and Delia Smyth.
Policies and Processes
Details of the processes and systems used with the School of Dentistry are available here.
Details of the policies and guidance used within NHS England Yorkshire and the Humber are available here.
Flexible Portfolio
We offer the opportunity for dentists in specialty training programmes to undertake flexible portfolio training.
Further details on the Flexible Portfolio Training.
An email will be circulated when applications open each year.
Specialty Curricula Transition
The newly revised Dental Specialty Training curricula were introduced in September 2024. They can be accessed on the GDC website: https://www.gdc-uk.org/education-cpd/dental-education/quality-assurance/specialty-curricula
Dentists currently in training in all specialties should move to the most recent GDC approved curriculum and its programme of assessment as soon as it is feasibly possible, taking account of patient and trainee safety whilst also balancing the needs of the service.
Please see the DST Curricula Transition Arrangements document below for durther details.
The table below details which curriculum each Postgraduate Dentist in Training will be on from September 2024.
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Dental and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Medicine Restorative Dentistry
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Dental Public Health Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology |
Endodontics Oral Medicine (ARCP reduced training time) Oral Surgery Orthodontics Paediatric Dentistry Periodontics Prosthodontics Special Care Dentistry |
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Stay on current curriculum |
ST5 ST4 |
ST4 ST3 |
ST3 ST2 |
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Transition to revised curriculum |
ST3 ST2 ST1 |
ST2 ST1 |
ST1 |
Please view the full statement on the transition.
For Dentists who transition to the new curriculum, a Generic Curriculum Passport has been devised to assist you in evidencing the generic curriculum competencies.