Overview of Paediatric Dentistry (ST1)
Paediatric Dentistry ST1 recruitmentPaediatric Dentistry is a specialty described by the General Dental Council (GDC) as "comprehensive therapeutic oral health care for children from birth through adolescence, including care for those with physical, mental and psychological problems".
This guidance refers to the application process for an individual specialty. You should read this guidance alongside the dental specialty training recruitment applicant information.
View the dental specialty training recruitment applicant information.
Eligibility for specialty training
Most dentists will have completed at least 1 year of Dental Core Training (DCT) before applying to specialty training. By the time you're appointed to a specialty training post, you must have completed DCT2 or equivalent (as demonstrated by National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence (NCDCE)).
You must be registered with the GDC before training begins.
For more information visit the dental specialty training eligibility page.
Paediatric dentistry cirriculum
The content of the curriculum was developed by Specialty Advisory Committees who report to the relevant Dental Faculties of the Royal Colleges.
View the Paediatric Dentistry curriculum on the GDC’s website.
Page last reviewed: 2 October 2023
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Paediatric Dentistry (ST4)
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