Seven-year review of dental foundation year 2/senior house officer training at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit in Oxford

Garg, Montey; Wong, Lilia; Dhariwal, Daljit

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.05.015

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“…Previous published research into Dental Core Training has primarily been focused on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training, with other studies looking at surgical skills amongst junior dentists and more recently into Longitudinal Dental Foundation Training. 1,4,19,25,29 At the time of this research conception and submission, there had been no published UK-wide research into dental core training led uniquely by trainees, giving rise to this study.…”

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“…Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) comprise the majority of posts available across DCT. 1,4 Structured engagement in OMFS allows DCTs to gain exposure to, and supervised management of, complex medical and dental issues; although recognised in Europe as a medical specialty, work delegated to DCTs should be suitable for a singly-qualified dentist to undertake. 4 Overall, 89.1% of respondents have previously undertaken or plan to undertake OMFS DCT at some point in the future, highlighting DCTs greatly value their learning experiences in hospital settings, especially with regards to ward, theatre and outpatient clinic based teaching.…”

Section: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgerymentioning

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“…In 2013, the UK Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors (COPDEND) phased out "Dental Foundation Year 2" (DF2), "Dental SHO" (Senior House Officer), and "Dental Career Development" posts and introduced Dental Core Training (DCT). 1 Prior to 2016, there had been no formal DCT Curriculum in place, with design of previous posts based on an ad hoc basis. 2a Dental Core Training is a period of postgraduate training and development between Foundation (Vocational in Scotland) and Specialty Training for some dentists or an additional period of training for dentists to develop additional competences and exit into Primary Dental Care (General Dental Service, Community Dental Services and Public Dental Services), hospital posts or other possible career options.…”

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Dental core training: the trainee perspective

Donnell

Foley

2020

Br Dent J

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Dental Core Training is a postgraduate training period, eligible following successful completion of foundation/vocational training, that has multiple entry points and endpoints with a varied duration from one to three years. The introduction of National Recruitment in 2017, away from a previous individual, Deanery-led process, has introduced new variables such as a ranking-system for preferencing training posts, with the outcome dependent on combined performance at interview and a situational judgement test for which competition is nationally against other applicants. This unique, trainee-led study provides an appreciation and understanding of the motivations and experiences of trainees who pursue Dental Core Training, such as the rationale behind location and specialty choice, perception of National Recruitment and the situational judgement test and influence of salary variation alongside trainee perceptions and experiences of the training programme from inside the trainee perspective. Undertaking Dental Core Training is not a "forever decision" and will stand the trainee in good stead in pursuit of specialty training or a return to general practice, with a wide variety of opportunities that can lead to fulfilling and a rewarding career pathway for enthusiastic dentists.

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Section: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgerymentioning

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Dental core training: the trainee perspective

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Foley

2020

Br Dent J

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“…Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), stylised locally as ‘ MaxFax’ , ‘ MaxFacs’ or ‘ MaxFac’ , comprises the majority of Dental Core Training (DCT) posts available throughout the United Kingdom (UK). 1 Dental core trainees (CTs) experience the full scope and range of inpatient and outpatient OMFS responsibilities, including the on-call out-of-hours duties.…”

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‘Hello, MaxFax on-call?’ – maxillofacial ‘bleep sheet’ proforma for on-call referrals

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Mamidela

Swinson

2021

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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The on-call component of a dental core training (DCT) post in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is considered to be the most daunting and challenging aspect of the job. The average trainee is a singly-qualified dentist with limited knowledge and experience of managing OMFS presentations. Given the short duration of DCT posts, there is a continual rotation of junior staff through OMFS departments with a variable skillset and knowledge mix. As such, the consistent recording of appropriate information remains a constant challenge. The coronavirus pandemic presents a unique situation in which the majority of dental foundation trainees (DFTs) entering OMFS DCT posts will only have around six months experience of independent practice. This lack of experience and onerous on-call workload could be a potentially dangerous combination, especially during nightshift patterns of on-call. We demonstrate that implementation of an on-call bleep-sheet proforma provides a validated, standardised, systematic and chronological method of record keeping, that exceeds the minimum required standard of clinical governance, in an era where junior trainees entering OMFS will have even more limited experience than normal.

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