Specialty in Special Care Dentistry
Specialty Training in Special Care Dentistry
Special Care Dentistry is a Dental Specialty established in 2008 which provides preventive and treatment oral care services for people who are unable to accept routine dental care because of some physical, intellectual, medical, emotional, sensory, mental or social impairment, or a combination of these factors. It requires a holistic approach that is specialist led in order to meet the complex requirements of people with impairments. The training reflects the nature of Special Care Dentistry by taking place in a variety of primary care, hospital, and community settings.
Specialty training Registrars (StRs) are expected to complete training in three years if working full time. The training will produce dentists who are specialists in Special Care Dentistry and who will be able to register on the General Dental Council (GDC) specialist list in Special Care Dentistry on completion of training. This training is a dental postgraduate deanery approved programme which is accompanied by a National Training Number (NTN) and leads towards a CCST.
Training is designed to equip the StR with the skills necessary to practise as a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry. These skills are defined in the curriculum prescribed by the GDC: APPENDIX A (gdc-uk.org)
The BSDH supports Trainees in SCD by co-opting an StR Representative onto its Executive Committee. BSDH members who are StRs or StR trainers have access to the StR webpage. There are also opportunities to present at Scientific Meetings and support to present at an IADH Conference.
Application for speciality training posts are via national recruitment.
Useful Links:
'Supporting doctors and dentists in their application for specialty training in the NHS in the UK, and providing information on any changes to the national recruitment and selection process.'
'Oriel is the UK wide portal for recruitment to postgraduate medical, dental, public health, healthcare science and pre-registration pharmacy training. Applicants will use Oriel for all stages of the recruitment process.'
'National recruitment for Specialty Training Timeline'
StRs & TRAINERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF BSSCD CAN ACCESS THE StR WEBPAGE HERE! |
Dental Care Professionals
Dental Care Professionals
BSDH is developing the support it offers to dental care professionals (DTPs).
We have set up a message board on the NHS Networks website. To use this, visit the link below and 'join'. A username and password will be created for you.
The site can then be used like a social networking site. We will set up various threads where questions can be posted, and you can communicate with other DCPs working in Special Care Dentistry. It is early days for the forum but it will only improve if you use it!
Teachers
Teachers Group
The Teachers Group is an active group of the Society which encourages networking between members teaching SCD to undergraduates, postgraduates and DCPs. Its members include representatives from most Dental Schools and DCP representatives.
The group meets once a year, before the May Scientific meeting to share teaching experiences and good practice. The teachers group of BSDH have produced guidance on core content and specified learning outcomes for an undergraduate curriculum in Special Care Dentistry. The learning outcomes are mapped to those of the GDC (2012) document ‘Preparing for Practice’ and are based on the international core guidance on undergraduate curricula in Special Care Dentistry produced by iADH.
The specification of learning outcomes is not intended to dictate the level of teaching in Special Care Dentistry but to assist schools in their own curriculum development. The full document can be downloaded here.
Other resources:
- BSDH teachers learning disability information sources May 2010
- Cardiff University Psychiatry of Learning Disability Handbook 2006
- Proforma for reporting on Undergraduate Teaching to the BSDH Teachers Group