All applications must be made via the Oriel recruitment portal hosted by HEE using the nationally agreed application form.
Information about the DFT schemes will be available via the recruitment portal, as well as on individual HEE Local Offices’ websites (or the equivalent in Wales and Northern Ireland).
To register with the recruitment portal, you must ensure you have a valid email address. We strongly recommend that you use an alternative email address to the one provided by your university or employer as these may expire prior to DFT start dates.
When registering on Oriel, you must set up your account using the name as it appears on your passport.
Registering with the recruitment portal is only the first step, and a confirmation of this registration will automatically be sent to you. Subsequent to this confirmation, you must complete and submit the application by the deadline. Please refer to the additional Oriel User guidance available on the Oriel system.
Communication between the Dental Foundation Training National Recruitment Office (DFTNRO) and applicants will be primarily via email. Applicants should check their email account and online Oriel account a minimum of once every 24 hours. Failure to do so may result in you missing vital information in relation to your application. Please also check ‘spam’ or ‘junk-mail’ to ensure correspondence has not been filtered by your email provider.
Key dates for recruitment
The times given below are in UK time.
Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.
August 2022
Applications open
Date: 12 August 2022
Time: 12pm
September 2022
Applications close
Date: 9 September 2022
Time: 9am
Final day for submission of evidence for reasonable adjustments
This needs to be submitted at time of application
Date: 9 September 2022
Time: 9am
Invitations to Situational Judgement Test
Date: 27 September 2022
November 2022
Situational Judgement Test
Date: 8 November 2022 - 16 November 2022
Scheme information published
Date: TBC
April 2023
Preferencing of schemes open
Date: 24 April 2023
Preferencing of schemes closes
Date: 19 May 2023
June 2023
Initial offers
Date: 1 June 2023
Upgrade deadline
Date: 19 June 2023
Time: 3pm
September 2023
Post commences
Date: 1 September 2023
Details of future rounds will be made available once confirmed.
The times given below are in UK time.
Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.
August 2022
Applications open
Date: 12 August 2022
Time: 12pm
September 2022
Applications close
Date: 9 September 2022
Time: 9am
Final day for submission of evidence for reasonable adjustments
This needs to be submitted at time of application
Date: 9 September 2022
Time: 9am
Invitations to Situational Judgement Test
Date: 27 September 2022
November 2022
Situational Judgement Test
Date: 8 November 2022 - 16 November 2022
Scheme information published
Date: TBC
April 2023
Preferencing of schemes open
Date: 24 April 2023
Preferencing of schemes closes
Date: 19 May 2023
June 2023
Initial offers
Date: 1 June 2023
Upgrade deadline
Date: 19 June 2023
Time: 3pm
September 2023
Post commences
Date: 1 September 2023
Details of future rounds will be made available once confirmed.
DFT application form
For full details of how to use Oriel and complete all relevant sections please refer to the Oriel Applicant User Guide which can be found on the Oriel Resource Bank.
We have provided additional information below regarding how to complete certain sections specifically for your application to Dental Foundation Training.
When you select Submit, the page will change on Oriel informing you that you have submitted your application. After this point, you will only be able to edit your contact details.
Page last reviewed: 25 October 2022