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Training needs and opportunities in Special Care Dentistry

Training needs and opportunities in Special Care Dentistry. CONTENT. Career development - training for what? Postgraduate qualifications for dentists available in SCD. Career development ?. General interest –occasional contact with SCD patients Specific interest eg sedation

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Training needs and opportunities in Special Care Dentistry

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  1. Training needs and opportunities in Special Care Dentistry

  2. CONTENT • Career development - training for what? • Postgraduate qualifications for dentists available in SCD

  3. Career development ? • General interest –occasional contact with SCD patients • Specific interest eg sedation • Career development- speciality of SCD

  4. Speciality training –Specialist List • No. of specialties recognised by GDC • SCD- Autumn of 2008?? • Eligibility to be on Specialist List: • Specialist qualifications awarded outside UK but recognised by GDC as equivalent to acquisition of a CCST • Knowledge and experience equivalent to that which would be required on training leading to a CCST

  5. Specialist List – Transitional arrangements • Transitional arrangements apply for a specified period after the List is established. • Those eligible to apply: • Existing consultants • Those who can satisfy GDC that they have the relevant qualifications, training or experience.

  6. Specialist List – Eligibility on the basis of experience Need to satisfy GDC that : ‘ ….they have a level of experience that is equivalent to that which they might have reasonably expected to have attained, if they had a CCST in SCD ’

  7. Specialist List – Transitional arrangements • In assessing experience, the critical factor will be acquisition of expertise • Evidence of such expertise will be, for example: • Scope of practice • Source and type of referrals • Professional publications • Involvement in CPE • Standing in the Dental Community

  8. Mediation CriteriaSection A - Essential criteria • Consultant contract or • Relevant PG qualification • MSc, MSCD, DSCD, other relevant qualifications • Membership of specialist society (at least 12 months)

  9. Mediation Criteria Section B-Level of expertise • 5+ years experience (or WTE ) in SCD (JACSCD training + 2years) • Sample of referrals (20/2 years) • Clinical experience (comprehensive) • Different treatment modalities (eg Sedation/GA) • Different treatment settings/shared care/second opinions/advice • Clinical governance • Lead role in developing SCD • Committee representation nationally

  10. Mediation Criteria Section B-Level of expertise (Cont) • Teaching and training • Designing curricula, delivering learning, examiner, delivering CPD • Research and development- poster presentations, peer-reviewed publications, national guidelines, supervision of research in SCD • Management • Registration/CPD/evidence of good standing (compulsory)

  11. Collecting the evidence for ‘grandparenting’ • CV Qualifications/posts/clinical experience/CPD/teaching/research/management/clinical leadership/memberships • Portfolio of experience Log book-case mix, age range, clinical treatments/referrals/teaching/research//publications/evidence of non-clinical –admin/mgt • Testimonials

  12. So, how do you gather the requisite qualifications ?

  13. Courses • University of Bristol - BUOLD • University of London – GKT MSc sedation and SCD; Eastman Diploma/certificate • University of Dublin -3 year professional doctorate /Module of SCD in Clinical Diploma • Colleges – DSCD RCS (Eng);MSCD (RCS Edin)

  14. Further details: June.nunn@dental.tcd.ie +353 1612 7303/7337

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