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1 Rightsreservedfor commercialuse. This documentmay only be copiedor reproducedwith the followingacknowledgement:COPDEND2013 Thesestandardshave been developedby COPDENDand shouldnot be COPDENDcan edit or amendthesestandardsor documentshouldbe cited as:COPDENDUK(2013)Standardsfor :COPDENDThis documentwas preparedfor COPDENDby AlisonBullockand Julie Browneat CardiffUniversityworkingin consultationwith the theAdvisoryGroupChair:HelenFalconChairof COPDENDand PostgraduateDentalDean,Oxford& WessexDeaneriesJonCowpeDirector,Postgrad uateDentalEducationin WalesLisaHadfield-LawEducationAdviserfor the RoyalCollegeof Surgeonsof EnglandDonnaHoughDCP Tutor,NorthWest DeaneryDavidHusseyPostgraduateDentalDean ,NorthernIrelandStephenLambert-HumblePos tgraduateDentalDean,Kent,Surreyand SussexDeaneryWillMcLaughlinConsultantin RestorativeDentistry,CardiffDentalHospit alShalinMehraAssociateDentalDean,Oxford& WessexDeaneries,DentalCorporateBodyDirec torLawrenceMudfordVice DeanFGDP(UK)

2 GrahamOrrDirectorof PostgraduateGDP Education,NorthEast Scotland,NHS Educationfor ScotlandStephenPorterDentalSchoolsCounci lrepresentative,DirectorOral Medicine,UCL EastmanDentalInstituteIanSharpAssociateP ostgraduateDentalDean,West MidlandsForewordbyHelen Fa lc onThe UK Com mitteeof Postgradua te Dent al Deansand Directors(COP DEND)playsa leadingrole in the co- ordination of post grad ua tedenta l educationand trainingprogr ammes and activities,and aims topr omoteand sharebest prac tic e and cont inuouslyimprovetheexperienc e of our am deligh te d to int rod uc e theseSt and ards for Den tal Ed ucators that bui ldon the suc ces sfu l COPDENDG uidelinesfo r De nta l Ed uca tors publ ished in wa nt our De nt al Educators to bere cogni sed for th e skil led work that theydo, in the same way that we recognise andre war d clini cia ns ac hi eve me nt s wit hpa tien t car e.

3 Th er e has be en a sea cha ngein at titudes si nc e I first bec am e involvedwi th post gra du ate denta l traininganded ucat ion, ov er twe nt y ye ars ago. It s nowal most un th inkabl e that a traine r of den tistsor DCPs sh ou ld be expe cted to carry outth ei r cr iticall y imp ort ant rol e withoutsomeformalindu ct ion and trainingfor the eve r, th er e is as yet no consist entap proa ch or agr eeme nt aboutwhat isne eded to un de rp in this mu ch imp rovedsi tu at ion. We kn ow that whe re there arecl ear st an da rd s for peop le to achieve, weca n monit or how well we are doing, andal so help sha pe tra ining and educ ati onpr ogra mmesto me et those st and can as sist th ose who asp ire to becom eed ucat ors to be tte r understand wha t theyne ed to lear n and what comp et encestheyshou ld acqu ire and demonstrat e topr ogre ss the ir own caree re cent pu bli cat ion of the FrancisRep or t1has high ligh te d th e essential linkbe twee n hi gh qua lit y educa tion and trai ningan d high qu al ity pat ient care.

4 And thes estan da rd s wil l help us to evalu ate crit icallywh at we do to sup port the deliv ery ofpos tgr ad uat e educ ation an d tra inin g inden tist ry and to pl an how we can improve .We need to consider ca refu lly how best toincor por ate these sta nd ards , not on ly in thewor k of postgr ad ua te denta l deanerie s bu tals o ac ross the wid er fie ld of pos tgraduat eden tal ed ucati on an d to make sure the y areusef ul to our regula tors , com miss ione rsan d lear ner shou ld like to acknowled ge th e st erlin gwor k of those involv ed in the des ign ,tes ti ng and ref inem ent of the se sta nd ards.

5 We have had ver y wid e involv ement fromac ros s the dent al profe ss ion s and this is atrul y mu lti prof essional piec e of ticu lar tha nks mu st go to the workinggr ou p mem ber s and esp ecia lly to Alis onBul lock and Jul ie Browne for sha ri ng the ircon sider ab le expe rtis e in th is field , and fortheir unfa iling ef ficien cy and good hu t bu t not least , I am ex tre me ly gra tefu lto on e respondent to th e con su lta tion tha ttook pl ace as par t of th e dev el opm ent ofthes e sta nd ar ds for so eloqu en tlysumm ar izing wha t we are tryin g to do: COPDENDS tand ar ds for Denta l Educ ato rs |11.

6 Re po rt of the Mid Sta ff ordshireNHS Foundation Trust Pub lic Inq uiry. Chairedby Robe rt Fra ncis QC. on: The Sta tione ry Of fic e. Ava ilablefrom http ://ww sta ff spub licinq ductionSt an dardsfor dent al educator sThe drive tow ards excellencein dental educ ation requiresdent altr ainer s and teachersto hold them selve s ac countablefor theireducationalperformance and commitmentto cont inuousqualit yimp rove ment in the ir ch ac cou ntab ili ty ext ends to pati entsan d the pu bl ic, the ir lea rners (in wha tevergui se , be th ey st ud ents, train ees orpr ac titioner s in pr imary or secondary care) ,an d the ir col lea gue s.

7 In de ve lop ing theStandardsforDentalEducators,COPD END ha s for the first time set out theva lue s, kn owle dge and beha vioursex pe cte d of de nt al educat ionpr ofe ssi on als .2In pre se nti ng the seStandards, CO PDEN Dseeks to ensu re th at ski lle d educa torspr ovi de high qua lit y ed uc ati onalex pe ri ence s for all lea ari fy th e ex pec tat ions of ed ucat ors, offergre ate r recognition of the rol e, great ercon si st enc y for learners,and sha pe theed uc ation al cont ent for dental educa nt al edu ca tor rol es are di ve rse andde si gne d to su pp ort differentmem be rs ofth e dent al te am, in prima ry and se condaryca re and acad emic se tti ngs.

8 Rol es includebu t are no t con fined to: Dent al and DentalCare Pr ofes sion al (DCP) CPD Tut ors,sup po rt ing lifelon g learni ng; DCP Tut orssup po rt ing den tal nurse s, de nta lte chni cian s, clin ical denta l technicians,de nt al the rapi st s, orthodontic the rapi stsan d dent al hygie ni st s programmes; DentalFoun da tion Train ing (D FT) ProgrammeDi re cto rs, Ad vis er s and Traine rs (andeq ui val ents in Sc otla nd ); Sp ecialt y TrainingEduc at ional an d Clinic al Supe rv isors,Tra ining Pr ogr ammeDirect ors and Traine rs;Royal Collegeand Fac ul ty exa min ers andtutor s; an d Post gr ad uat e Dea ns(D ire ct ors /Head s of Sc hools ) and Ass ocia teDe an s.

9 Th e ed ucat or role may be fu ll-timebut is freq uentlyunde rta ken on a part-ti mebas is an d alongsidea busy clinic al pos tan d/or ac adem ic res ea rch act ivit ies .De nt al edu cat ion is pra ct ise d in a complexen vir on me nt and un der cond ition s th atreq uire a uniq ue set of stan dard s. Th e Gener al Dent al Cou nc il regu lat esth e ent ire dent al team and the reforethest an dar ds must be app lic able bot h int er-an d multi -pr of ess iona lly . Den tist s and DCPsge nerally work with ina team; this mea ns tha t th e lea rn ingen vir onm ent is pa rtic ula rly com plex,es pe cially wher e mult ipl e pra ct ition ersar e involvedsimu lta ne ous ly in pat ien ttr ea tm en t and the educ at ion of juniorpr of es sionals.

10 Th e maj ori ty of de nt al prac tit ione rs workin pr imar y car e, whe re pra ct ica l skillspr ed omi nate and lea rnin g is on e-on -onewit h the trainer in the denta l pra ct ice . Th e wor kpl ace lea rnin g conte xt isaf fe ct ed by the busin es s con trac t an dfu nding ar rangements and regu larlyinclu de s pr act ition ers discu ss ingpa ymen t for tr eatm ent direc tly withpa tie nt |2. We no te tha t COPDEND s respo nsibility is for postgraduat e and continuingeduc ation and tra iningCOPDENDS tand ar ds for Denta l Educ ato rs |3 The se unique fe atur es req uireStandardsforDentalEducatorswhich can recognisethi s cont ext.