More Dental Foundation training places to be offered from July 1
- Details
- Published: Wednesday, 03 July 2013 10:00
- Written by News Editor
- Hits: 2067
At the end of the first phase of this year’s recruitment process, 85% of applicants had been offered places on dental foundation training schemes in England, Northern Ireland and Wales that start in 2013. There were 1172 applications made online. 1153 eligible candidates, including 109 from European Dental Schools and 17 from other dental schools worldwide, were invited to one of six selection centres in November 2012. Of these, 1138 applicants attended for assessments that were carried out by experienced foundation trainers and training programme directors, who had undergone standardised training and calibration.
Each applicant was asked to state a preference order for each of the 78 training schemes and offers of a place were made on the basis of ranked scores achieved and stated preferences. Those who scored highest were offered a place on the scheme they most preferred. All 953 currently available places were allocated within a week of offers being made. 48% of applicants secured their first choice, 68% were offered a place on one of their top three schemes and 86% on one of their top 10 schemes. The 968 highest ranked individuals have been offered places.
Scotland
Meanwhile the Scottish Government has announced that it will meet its commitment of ensuring that there is a dental vocational training place available for every graduate from a Scottish dental school this year. Responding to a written question from Ken MacIntosh, Labour MSP for Eastwood, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Alex Neil MSP, said that 172 likely VT posts had been secured for the 172 members of the 2013 dental school output.
Mr Neil said that NHS Education for Scotland had become aware of a likely shortage of places in January 2013, at the conclusion of the first round of recruitment. After the second round of recruitment in May 2013 steps were taken to identify sufficient possible VT posts to make up the shortfall. Mr Neil also revealed that 153 of this year’s graduates had secured VT places to date, and the Scottish Government was confident that the remaining Scottish graduates would be placed.
You need to be logged in to leave comments.
Report