Dental Therapist Foundation Training.
The Dental Therapist Foundation Training programme is a programme for new or recently qualified Dental Therapists. It is designed to support them in their first year in practice including supervision, mentoring and a study day programme.
The course information is available here; please contact Simon Hearnshaw, simon.hearnshaw@hee.nhs.uk or Joanne Ward, joanne.ward@hee.nhs.uk with any questions or enquires.
Covid-19 has affected the 2020-2021 programme and information regarding this will be confirmed soon.
All applicants should submit an application form which is available within the Dental Therapist Handbook.
Applications for the 2021-2022 training year will open from:
4 November 2020 for prospective Supervisors
1 January 2021 for prospective Trainees
GDC updates for the Dental Team, eGDC, Registration, new CPD rules, Annual renewals.
- Dental Therapist Foundation Trainee Application Form
- Application Form for appointment as a DTFT Educational Supervisor
- Key Financial Facts (subject to incremental increase)
Note to Educational Supervisor applicants
Personal UDAs from NHS work per annum: Minimum requirement 500 but must evidence sufficient NHS work available for a therapist (maximum 8000 across all roles).
I would just like to say thank you for accepting me onto the course, it has been a brilliant start to my career, I feel I would have felt very overwhelmed had I gone straight into general practice without the support of the FT Scheme. I have gained confidence, skills, and experience that I doubt I would have achieved had I not been on the FT Scheme, so thank you for the opportunity. I really hope the scheme continues, as I think it is perfect for therapists straight out of university, to not only give them the confidence when starting out, but also to help prevent de-skilling, especially in therapy work.
| 4 November 2020 | Applications open for Supervisors, as well as expressions of interest |
| 13 January 2021 | Closing date for receipt of Supervisor applications |
| February 2021 | Closing date for receipt of Trainee applications |
| March-April 2021 | Approval process for practices takes place |
| May 2021 | Supervisors and practices approved and confirmed |
| June 2021 | Interviews take place with prospective trainees and Supervisors |
| July 2021 | Appointment of trainees to practices confirmed and contracts signed |