Self assessment (ST4)

Part of the Oriel application form for this specialty includes a series of self assessment questions.

You'll need to provide clear evidence to justify your answers.

Please note there is a separate self assessment form if you're applying to Paediatric Dentistry ST1.

The self assessment questions

There are a number of multiple-choice self assessment questions built into the application form. For these questions, you need to select the most appropriate response from a drop-down list.

The self assessment questions, the list of responses and details of suitable evidence can be found in the next section on this page.

Your responses to these self assessment questions will determine your own score. You will need to provide evidence to substantiate your responses via the portal; this evidence will be validated by a panel and used to derive your final validated score. 

Any lack of evidence, or lack of clarity provided by applicants will lead to an amendment of the score. It is the responsibility of the candidate to provide clear and unambiguous evidence for the process. 

The recruitment office is not able to advise you about which response you should select for any question. You must select the response you feel you will be able to justify to the verification panel, using the evidence you provide.

If it's discovered that any self assessment response you provide is false or misleading or if you provide evidence containing Patient Identifiable Data, you may be referred to a Probity Panel.

We reserve the right to use anti-plagiarism software.

Submitting your self assessment

We'll be using a separate system for collating and verifying the self assessment evidence. Further details on how and where to upload your evidence will be provided to applicants after longlisting has been completed.

Your uploaded documents will then be validated against your self assessment score by a panel of clinicians. After validation has been completed applicants will be provided with feedback detailing any amended scores. 

Appealing your score

If you wish to appeal your validated self assessment score, you'll then have a 72-hour window to do so.

Please note, as part of this appeal applicants will not be able to upload any additional documents. The appeal will then be reviewed by the appeals panel and the score awarded by them will be final.

Your self assessment evidence

The verification panel will only be able to assess the evidence you provide. They will not contact you to request additional evidence.

This means you should provide all evidence in a clear format so it's easy to identify and assess. Any evidence not clearly presented will be rejected. 

Your self assessment evidence

The verification panel will only be able to assess the evidence you provide. They will not contact you to request additional evidence.

This means you should provide all evidence in a clear format so it's easy to identify and assess. Any evidence not clearly presented will be rejected. 

More information about the self assessment upload portal can be found in the “Self Assessment Evidence Portal - Applicant Guide” document in the specialty training site's resource bank.

2024 Paediatric Dentistry ST4 national self assessment form

Listed below are the self assessment questions that appear on the application form along with the possible responses to each question.

Your responses to these self assessment questions will determine your own score. You will need to provide evidence to substantiate your responses using the portal. This evidence will be validated by a panel and used to derive your final validated score.

Any lack of evidence or lack of clarity provided by applicants will lead to an amendment of the score. It's the responsibility of the candidate to provide clear and unambiguous evidence for the process.

Your evidence must be submitted to the portal between 15 February 2024 and 23 February 2024. Please refer to the relevant section of the applicant guidance for details of the evidence required.

Formatting your submission

• Please submit a separate PDF file for each of the 8 self assessment questions.

• Applicants should upload all evidence for each question. This may include you uploading the same evidence used for a previous question.

• The panel will only be able to assess the evidence you provide. They will not contact you to request additional evidence. Therefore you must provide all evidence in a clear format so that it can easily be identified and assessed.

Dos and don'ts

• The recruitment office is not able to advise you about which response you should select for any question.
• You must select the response you feel you will be able to justify to the panel, using the evidence you provide.
• No evidence can be submitted retrospectively.
• Evidence should not contain patient identifiable data.

All time periods stated refer to Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) of employment (excluding any periods of statutory leave).