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Essential |
Desirable |
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Qualifications |
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| Registered with the GDC, has current professional indemnity and is an NHS performer | Has dental committee experience. | Practice visit, application form. |
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Minimum personal NHS commitment of 1000 UDAs |
Larger NHS commitment, but not so large to detract from the time able to be spent supporting an FD |
Practice visit, BSA report |
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Stable relationship in practice |
Involvement in management of practice. Practice owner |
Practice visit |
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Present in practice with FD for minimum 3 days a week |
Present in practice with FD each day they are present in the practice |
application form |
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Willing to accept FD in practice on terms of FT scheme |
Postgraduate qualifications, particularly credits toward PGCE |
Practice visit, application form |
Knowledge and Experience |
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| Minimum 4 years experience in GDS or salaried service, including own FT year, at time of FD starting in practice | Over 4 years experience in GDS or salaried service | Application form |
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Minimum 15 hours verifiable CPD in year of application |
More than 15 hours CPD on postgraduate courses |
Certificates |
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High clinical and ethical standards |
Previous experience as a dental clinical educator. Education qualification. Reflective practitioner. |
Practice visit, application form certificates, reflections, interview |
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Ability and desire to be an educator. Motivated to do FT for the interests of the FD. |
Interview |
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Teaching experience |
Interview |
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Can produce a personal or professional development plan |
Knowledge of VT curriculum |
Interview |
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Can produce evidence of reflective writing and practice |
Evidence with application form |
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Can produce evidence of involvement in appraisal |
Evidence with application form |
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Skills, abilities and values |
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| Is able to integrate well and is valued by the members of the team . | A dentist who works as part of a team in a well run practice | Interview and practice visit |
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High clinical and ethical standards |
Able and willing to adapt and change with the times as legislative requirements, technologies, materials and methods change. |
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Provides a full range of NHS treatment |
A dentist who is able to communicate effectively with patients and team members |
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Good communication skills. |
A dentist who is available and accessible to patients and staff |
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Has skills required to support colleagues. |
A dentist willing to re-organise their daily routine and that of the practice to take account of the presence of a Foundation Dentist |
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A dentist able to cope with change, who is flexible and can handle uncertainty |
A dentist who can demonstrate a critical faculty for self assessment |
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A dentist who can demonstrate involvement in staff training and development |
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A dentist who can demonstrate the ability to give and receive feedback |
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A dentist who can demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to teaching and learning |
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