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Welcome to Our Resource Hub for Dental Professionals
This website was created during the COVID-19 pandemic to address the challenges faced by dental students who graduated with minimal clinical experience. As a trainer, I've observed that each year, Foundation Dentists (FDs) enter the profession with less hands-on experience, placing increased pressure on trainers. Our goal is to facilitate the improvement of skills across the board, with regular updates and feedback from dentists at various stages of their careers, allowing everyone to share and enhance their expertise.
The pressure on General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) from both the NHS and corporate entities is unsustainable. We need to establish acceptable standards and provide support that is fair to both the public and dental professionals. 
This site aims to be a go-to resource for Foundation Dentists, their trainers, and other GDPs seeking quick refreshers or guidance in enhancing their preferred skills. We cannot maintain a system that insists on enforcing "Gold Standards," particularly for newly qualified dentists, when the resources are not available to support even the "Bronze Standards."

DENTISTS 

 Embracing Change in Dental Education
When I qualified in 1982, education in dentistry relied heavily on textbooks and slides. I imagined that once I graduated, I would never need to open another book again. Often, I found myself squished alongside eight other students, trying to peek over shoulders to observe clinical treatments. 
Today, videos offer a far superior learning experience.
I have consistently reached out to Health Education England (HEE) for training in information technology. As we are in the business of communication as well as health, it's vital to effectively promote our health messages. Simply handing out pamphlets is no longer sufficient and can be more costly. Most IT skills these days are self-taught, often through free resources like YouTube.
Let’s come together to develop a video library that enhances our collective well-being and enriches our professional development in dentistry.

TRAINERS

Supporting Foundation Dentists and Recent Graduates
Our mission is to support Foundation Dentists (FDs) and recently qualified dentists. As a dental trainer, I recognised that the first six months of supervision can be particularly time-consuming, often followed by a gradual reduction in tutorial subjects. 
To enhance the learning experience, it would be beneficial for FDs to engage with their trainers in discussions about specific instructional videos readily available on YouTube. Together, they can critically appraise these resources and identify the most effective ones for ongoing use. If a better video comes along, it can be replaced accordingly.
We invite groups of FDs from various dental schools to collaborate on projects where they review videos and share recommendations with their trainers. I can feature the best resources on this site, creating a valuable library for all dental professionals. Let’s work together to improve our shared learning experience!

Unfortunately there seems little interest in this currently. If anyone finds this of value we can collabortate and add it to the DentalHealthservice website within a Limited access portal.