The two-year longitudinal dental foundation training programme: an option worth revisiting

Do I consider a career in dental academia and if so how do I go about it?

“…This was an opportunity to listen to the pathways available in medicine and dentistry, and the different routes people have taken in their careers. I also attended a meeting of The International Centre for Oral Health Inequalities Research and Policy 6 at University College London, where I was able to listen to presentations about other work being undertaken around oral health inequalities.…”

“…The North East General Professional Training (GPT) scheme is a two-year longitudinal dental foundation training (DFT) scheme, 6,7 encompassing DFT and DCT1 where the trainees alternate weekly between a week in general practice and a week in Newcastle Dental Hospital. As this scheme encompasses both DFT and hospital dentistry, it allows a transition into the hospital role while gaining and developing general dentistry skills in practice life.…”