Recruitment update
Dental Public Health recruitmentDPH recruitment in England will be paused for 2027 intake.
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DPH recruitment in England will be paused for 2027 intake.
Recruitment timelines for Dental Public Health
This round of recruitment is for posts that start in September 2025. All times will be UK local time (GMT or BST) unless where stated.
October 2025
Applications open
Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025
Time: 10am
November 2025
Advert and applications close
Date: Thursday 20th November 2025
Time: 4pm
January 2026
Assessment Centre
Date: Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th January 2026
March 2026
Selection centre
Date: Wednesday 11th March 2026
May 2026
Initial offers released by
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
Time: By 5pm
Hold deadline
Date: Tuesday 28th May 2026
Time: 1pm
June 2026
Upgrade deadline
Date: Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Time: 4pm
Details of future rounds will be published once available.
This round of recruitment is for posts that start in September 2025. All times will be UK local time (GMT or BST) unless where stated.
October 2025
Applications open
Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025
Time: 10am
November 2025
Advert and applications close
Date: Thursday 20th November 2025
Time: 4pm
January 2026
Assessment Centre
Date: Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th January 2026
March 2026
Selection centre
Date: Wednesday 11th March 2026
May 2026
Initial offers released by
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
Time: By 5pm
Hold deadline
Date: Tuesday 28th May 2026
Time: 1pm
June 2026
Upgrade deadline
Date: Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Time: 4pm
Details of future rounds will be published once available.
Page last reviewed: 30 July 2023
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