Dental Foundation Training (DFT) schemes
Choose a region to see the list of Dental Foundation Training (DFT) schemes available.
Important: Accuracy
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on this page. The information presented is accurate at the time of publication.
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Vacancies in England
Non-urgent advice: Run-through and Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT)
The details of run-through and Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT) schemes are available at the bottom of the page.
East Midlands
NHS England - East Midlands - Derbyshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
Scheme information
NHS England - East Midlands - Derbyshire Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 40KB)
NHS England - East Midlands - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
NHS England - East Midlands - Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
NHS England - East Midlands - Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
NHS England - East Midlands - Coventry and Warwickshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
East of England
NHS England - East of England - Hertfordshire and West Essex Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
NHS England - East of England - Mid and South Essex Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
Scheme information
NHS England - East of England - Mid and South Essex Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 32KB)
NHS England - East of England - Norfolk and Waveney Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
Scheme information
NHS England - East of England - Norfolk and Waveney Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 32KB)
NHS England - East of England - Suffolk and North East Essex Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
NHS England - East of England - Bedfordshire and Luton Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
NHS England - East of England - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
NHS England - Kent Surrey and Sussex - Kent Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
Scheme information
NHS England - Kent Surrey and Sussex - Kent Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 33KB)
NHS England - Kent Surrey and Sussex - Surrey Scheme
Indicative post numbers
8
Scheme information
NHS England - Kent Surrey and Sussex - Surrey Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 30KB)
NHS England - Kent Surrey and Sussex - Sussex Scheme
Indicative post numbers
8
Scheme information
NHS England - Kent Surrey and Sussex - Sussex Scheme 2024 ( DOCX , 30KB)
London
NHS England - London - North West London Scheme
Indicative post numbers
22
Scheme information
NHS England - London - North West London Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 30KB)
NHS England - London - North Central London Scheme
Indicative post numbers
16
Scheme information
NHS England - London - North Central London Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 30KB)
NHS England - London - North East London Scheme
Indicative post numbers
22
Scheme information
NHS England - London - North East London Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 30KB)
NHS England - London - South East London Scheme 2024
Indicative post numbers
22
Scheme information
NHS England - London - South East London Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 30KB)
NHS England - London - South West London Scheme 2024
Indicative post numbers
22
Scheme information
NHS England - London - South West London Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 30KB)
NHS England - London - North and Central London Early Years (24-month - Joint Dental Foundation and Dental Core Training)
Indicative post numbers
13
NHS England - London - South London Early Years (24-month Joint Dental Foundation and Dental Core Training)
Indicative post numbers
11
North East
NHS England - North East - Central Scheme Scheme
Indicative post numbers
12
Scheme information
NHS England - North East - Central Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 35KB)
NHS England - North East - North Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
Scheme information
NHS England - North East - North Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 35KB)
NHS England - North East - South Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
Scheme information
NHS England - North East - South Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 36KB)
NHS England - North East - West Scheme
Indicative post numbers
12
Scheme information
NHS England - North East - West Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 36KB)
North West
NHS England - North West - Cheshire and Merseyside Scheme
Indicative post numbers
21
Scheme information
NHS England - North West - Cheshire and Merseyside Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 37KB)
NHS England - North West - Greater Manchester North Scheme
Indicative post numbers
22
Scheme information
NHS England - North West - Greater Manchester North Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 35KB)
NHS England - North West - Greater Manchester South Scheme
Indicative post numbers
24
Scheme information
NHS England - North West - Greater Manchester South Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 35KB)
NHS England - North West - South Cumbria and Lancashire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
24
South West
NHS England - South West - Bath and West Scheme
Indicative post numbers
12
Scheme information
NHS England - South West - Bath and West Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 38KB)
NHS England - South West - Bristol and South Cotswold Scheme
Indicative post numbers
9
NHS England - South West - Devon and Coastal Scheme
Indicative post numbers
11
Scheme information
NHS England - South West - Devon and Coastal Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 31KB)
NHS England - South West - Dorset and Wiltshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
12
Scheme information
NHS England - South West - Dorset and Wiltshire Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 31KB)
NHS England - South West - Somerset Scheme
Indicative post numbers
11
Scheme information
NHS England - South West - Somerset Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 31KB)
NHS England - South West - West Devon and Cornwall Scheme
Indicative post numbers
6
Scheme information
NHS England - South West - West Devon and Cornwall Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 32KB)
NHS England - South West - Bath - 2 Year Longitudinal Training Scheme 2024
Indicative post numbers
1
NHS England - South West - Plymouth - 2 Year Longitudinal Training Scheme
Indicative post numbers
2
Thames Valley and Wessex
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Berkshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
Scheme information
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Berkshire Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 47KB)
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Buckinghamshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Oxfordshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
9
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Hampshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
9
Scheme information
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Hampshire Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 35KB)
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Winchester Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
Scheme information
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - Winchester Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 36KB)
West Midlands
NHS England - West Midlands - Birmingham and Black Country Scheme
Indicative post numbers
13
NHS England - West Midlands - Birmingham and Solihull Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
NHS England - West Midlands - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
NHS England - West Midlands - Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
NHS England - West Midlands - Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS England - Yorkshire and the Humber - Area 1 Humber Coast and Vale Scheme
Indicative post numbers
21
NHS England - Yorkshire and the Humber - Area 2 West Yorkshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
21
NHS England - Yorkshire and the Humber - Area 3 South Yorkshire Scheme
Indicative post numbers
34
NHS England - Yorkshire and Humber - Run Through Scheme
Indicative post numbers
8
Vacancies in other UK regions
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA) - Northern Ireland Scheme
Indicative post numbers
30
Wales
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) - North Wales Scheme
Indicative post numbers
9
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) - Swansea and West Wales Scheme
Indicative post numbers
7
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) - Swansea Vale Scheme
Indicative post numbers
9
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) - Cardiff and Barry Scheme
Indicative post numbers
10
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) - Glamorgan Vale and Beacons Scheme
Indicative post numbers
11
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) - Newport and East Wales Scheme
Indicative post numbers
10
Run-through and Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT)
NHS England East Midlands - Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT) Longitudinal Joint Training Scheme
Indicative post numbers
6
NHS England - East of England - Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT) Scheme
Indicative post numbers
6
NHS England Kent Surrey and Sussex - Early Years 24 month programme (Joint Dental Foundation and Dental Core Training) Scheme
Indicative post numbers
14
NHS England - North East - General Professional Training (GPT) Longitudinal Scheme
Indicative post numbers
12
NHS England - North East - Central Longitudinal Scheme
Indicative post numbers
1
Scheme information
NHS England - North East - Central Longitudinal Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 38KB)
NHS England - North East - West Longitudinal Scheme
Indicative post numbers
2
Scheme information
NHS England - North East - West Longitudinal Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 38KB)
NHS England - North West - 2 Year Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFTCT) Scheme
Indicative post numbers
18
NHS England - South West - Torbay Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT) Scheme
Indicative post numbers
3
NHS England - South West - Plymouth Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT) Schem
Indicative post numbers
3
NHS England - South West - Cornwall Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT) Scheme
Indicative post numbers
3
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - 2 Year Joint Dental Foundation and Core Training (JDFCT) Scheme Hampshire Emsworth Scheme
Indicative post numbers
2
NHS England Thames Valley and Wessex - 2 Year Joint Dental Foundation and Core Training (JDFCT) Oxfordshire High Wycombe Scheme
Indicative post numbers
2
NHS England - Thames Valley and Wessex - 2 Year Joint Dental Foundation and Core Training (JDFCT) Oxfordshire (Didcot) Scheme
Indicative post numbers
2
NHS England - West Midlands - Longitudinal Joint Training Scheme
Indicative post numbers
6
NHS England - Yorkshire and the Humber - Joint Dental Foundation Core Training (JDFCT) Scheme
Indicative post numbers
8
NHS England - Yorkshire and the Humber - Run-through scheme
Scheme information
NHS England - Yorkshire and Humber - Run Through Scheme 2024 (DOCX, 32KB)
Page last reviewed: 22 April 2024
Next review due: 22 April 2025