Applying
Recruitment to Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology training posts across England takes place through a national selection process led by a team based in the East Midlands.
Eligibility
Before beginning your application, you should check whether you're eligible to apply against the relevant person specification, which you can find on the Applying for specialty training page.
It's very important that you complete your application in full and include all relevant information for each section.
For more information visit the dental specialty training eligibility page.
How to apply
An advert will appear on Oriel on Tuesday 7 January 2025.
You can only apply for these posts using the Oriel online application system.
Please visit Oriel to register and apply.
Applications open at 10am (UK local time) on Thursday 9 January 2025.
Applications close at 4pm (UK local time) on Thursday 30 January 2025.
Late applications will not be accepted.
It's very important that you complete your application in full and include all relevant information for each section.
For more important dates during the recruitment process, go to the timeline page.
Find out more about using Oriel on the using Oriel to apply and preference page.
Important: Important
Communication between NHS England (NHSE) and applicants will be by email or through your Oriel account. You should check your email and Oriel account regularly so you do not miss vital information about your application.
You should also check your spam or junk folders in case any messages have been filtered by your email provider. Do not contact anyone else apart from [email protected] for recruitment information.
Recruitment for academic posts
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Fellows (ACFs) and Clinical Lecturers (CLs) will be recruited locally and will be expected to participate in the national recruitment process for clinical benchmarking at pre- or post-CCST level as part of the selection process.
Read more about Integrated Academic Training on the NIHR website.
Deferred entry
Deferment can only be considered on statutory grounds such as maternity, paternity, adoption leave, or personal ill health, as stated in the Dental Gold Guide. Deferment for any other reason will not be permitted.
Applicants with a disability
Applicants who require reasonable adjustments due to a disability will be able to provide information on the application form. For further information, visit the Dental specialty training applying page.
For more information visit the dental specialty training applying page.
Assessment of Dental Core competency
Applicants must demonstrate the competencies required at the end of UK Dental Core Training year 1 (DCT1) - that is, outcome 1 - at the time of interview and year 2 at the time of post commencement (or equivalent). Core competence can be demonstrated in the following ways:
Applicants currently undertaking a UK Dental Core Training year 2 (DCT2) post
- If you're currently in a UK Dental Core Training year 2 (DCT2) post, you do not need to provide any further evidence at the time of application. However, any offer of a training post will be conditional on successful completion of DCT2. You'll be required to provide a certificate of completion of DCT2 or evidence of satisfactory Review of Competence Progression (RCP) outcome to your employing Trust prior to commencement.
Applicants who've previously completed a UK DCT2 post
- If you've successfully completed a UK DCT2 post which commenced on or after August 2016 , you're required to provide a certificate of completion of DCT2 or evidence of satisfactory RCP outcome at the time of application. You must attach scanned or PDF copies of your certificate or RCP outcome to your application.
- If you hold a certificate of completion of DCT which commenced prior to August 2016, you'll need to apply for a National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence (NCDCE) through the process detailed on the NHS Education for Scotland website.
All other applicants
- If you hold a National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence (NCDCE) at the time of application, you're required to attach a copy of your certificate to your application.
- If you do not currently hold an NCDCE, you'll need to apply for a certificate through the process detailed on the NHS Education for Scotland website. If you're unsuccessful in being awarded a certificate you will not be eligible for appointment to specialty training and will be removed from the recruitment process.
Page last reviewed: 3 October 2023
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