Recruitment
Details of the recruitment timelines, eligibility criteria and dental posts available within the Yorkshire and the Humber region are available on the Recruitment pages.
ePortfolio
Dentists in Foundation and Core Training programmes will use Axia ePortfolio. Access is provided by the Dental Support Team and you will receive log in prior to commencing your post. If you have an existing Axia account from a previous post, your log in details will remain the same and your new post will be added.
Dentists in Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry and Special Care Dentistry will use ISCP ePortfolio. Access is provided by the releavnt SAC.
Dentists in Dental Public Health will use NES ePortfolio.
Dentists in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology will use LEPT ePortfolio.
Dentists in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology will be Risr ePortfolio.
Evidence should be collected and uploaded to your ePortfolio regularly throughout the year. Dentists are responsibile for keeping their personal details and post details up-to-date on eportfolio.
For any post or supervisor changes on Axia, please email england.dentalsupport.yh@nhs.net, detailing the updates you would like making.
For any technical problems, please contact the relevant Helpdesk:
Axia - help@axia.support
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Review of Competence Progression (RCP)
All Dentists in a Postgraduate Training Programme will have a Review of Clinical Progression (RCP). The RCP process is aimed at ensuring that the required competences are being gained at an appropriate rate and through appropriate experience within the training programme.
The expectation is that the Dentist will drive their training against an agreed set of objectives and timeline in order to maximise their training opportunities and development. Clinical Supervisors, Educational Supervisors and members of the NHSE teams all have a role, but the primary responsibility for training progression sits with the individual.
Dentists within Foundation and Core training programmes will have an RCP after six months WTE in the training programme and a final RCP at the end of the training programme (normally within the last two months).
All RCP details can be found in the Dental Blue Guide or Dental Gold Guide.
Academic DCTs also need to complete and upload the Academic Progress Report
Study Day Planners
All the training schemes we offer in the Deanery have a corresponding study day programme. The completion of this study day programme is vital to progressing in your training. We offer a mix of virtual and face-to-face courses which are all bookable via Blackboard. All trainees should enrol onto their BlackBoard courses before the course start date. Attendance at all study days is mandatory.
This page is dedicated to the various study day programmes we offer as well as other helpful information which will help with making your study days as efficient and enjoyable as they can be. Please check this page often for any possible updates to your study day programme.
Useful Information:
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Leave for courses should be booked via Accent Leave Manager. Details on using the system are available here. For Dental Therapists - your employing practices do not use Accent Leave Manager, therefore please just liaise with your Practice Manager regarding attending study days.
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Expenses incurred for travel to and from study days will be claimed form your employing organisation (please check each section to see who is your Lead Employer). Please contact their Medical Education Team for further information. DTFTs are the only training scheme that can directly claim their expenses from NHSE.
Blackboard
All study days should be enrolled on via BlackBoard before the study day. To search for courses easily each course title follows the same structure. This is Training Scheme/Course Title/Course Date. For example 'DFT All Scheme Induction 15SEP23'.
After the study day, you will be asked to complete an evaluation form via a feedback module which can be found in the Course Content section of each Blackboard course. Once completed and your attendance has been registered, you will be able to download your attendance certificate.
Please note that during the year there may be the need to make some changes to the study day programme. You should always check the Blackboard website rather than the Blackboard app for the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding courses.
Please find some BlackBoard guides below that will assist you during your training programme:
BlackBoard Account Creation and Course Enrolment Guide (This guide refers to BlackBoard Verison 1.0 and is outdated. We will upload updated guidance ASAP)
BlackBoard 2.0 Migration Guide for Trainees
Accessing Certificates Through BlackBoard Guide
PLEASE NOTE: SINCE THE 1ST JANUARY 2025 TRAINEES SHOULD NOW ONLY BE USING BLACKBOARD 2.0. THE PREVIOUS VERSION IS NOW OUTDATED & UNSUPPORTED.
Temporary Registration with the GDC
The GDC is the regulatory body which regulates dentists in the UK. To practice in the UK, one requires registration with the GDC. There are two types of registration:
- Full registration which you can gain on graduating from a UK dental school, or in most cases a European dental school, or by passing the Overseas Registration Examination. More guidelines can be found on the GDC website, including some alternative paths to full registration.
- Temporary registration which is given by the GDC for a limited period of time, typically to work in secondary and tertiary care NHS hospitals. Please note, temporary registration does not lead to full GDC registration and can only be given for a maximum of 5 years.
Please see the guidance below for details of the application process.
Guidelines on Temporary Registration
GDC Letter re: Temporary Registrant's Supervision Arrangements in OMFS