1. National Dental Core Training projects April 2016 update
National Curriculum for Dental Core Training (DCT)
A nationally agreed curriculum for DCT will provide a competency framework of knowledge, skills and behaviours for DCT.
The framework will enable trainees to clearly demonstrate progress and professional development in multiple areas across the training years.
This project will develop and rollout a national curriculum for Dental Core Training for use with trainees starting September 2016
Developing a Situational Judgement Test for Dental Core Training Recruitment
Values based recruitment (VBR) is a core objective for Health Education England (HEE). SJTs are designed to assess an applicant’s judgement regarding situations encountered in the work place targeting professional attributes rather than knowledge. SJTs can capture a variety of performance domains (such as empathy and integrity) which can be mapped to organisational values.
This project will develop SJT items/papers for selection in to DCT training posts from 2017
National Recruitment to Dental Core Training Posts from March 2017
Current Dental Core Training (DCT) selection processes vary across the UK, in terms of their effectiveness and robustness in selecting the best candidate for the training post. There are now opportunities through this project to use the evidence base from medical selection to make improvements to the DCT selection process.
This project will deliver standardised application, selection and recruitment processes for the appointment to DCT posts from March The recruitment and selection processes will ensure alignment to HEE’s policy on Values based recruitment to training posts.

2. National Dental Core Training Projects Update – April 2016
Pilot Situational Judgement Test (SJT) for DCT
National DCT Curriculum
DCT National Recruitment
Sept 2015 to March 2016
Development of two pilot papers through telephone interviews and workshops with stakeholders
Autumn 2015
Written consultation on the Final draft of the DCT curriculum.
Autumn 2015
Development of recruitment model and national DCT Person Specification
March 2016 to April 2016
National pilot of the two papers alongside live DCT recruitment for 2016
February 2016
Final amended draft circulated for final comment.
March/April 2016
Pilot national DCT offers and shared application form via Oriel
July 2016 onwards
Development of the question bank for DCT SJT and live SJT
June 2016
Senior stakeholder sign off
May 2016 onwards
Plan for national DCT recruitment using the agreed recruitment model
Live Situational Judgement Test SJT for National Recruitment to Dental Core Training post from 2017
Summer 2016
Curriculum rollout ready for September 2016 trainees
National recruitment to Dental Core Training posts from 2017