The Division of Dentistry (University of Kent) and the Royal College of Surgeons Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) have collaborated in the development of an exciting Master's-level programme in Primary Dental Care. The programme is designed for primary care dentists wishing to develop their personal and professional skills in order to engage more effectively in meeting the changing needs of a modern dental care service.

The programme provides you with the opportunity to assess and raise the standards of patient care through workplace-based learning; to critically review outcomes of care delivered through informed research and audit; to enhance skills in clinical and non-clinical disciplines. It also provides a quality standard to assist Primary Care Trusts wishing to contract with dentists for special interest services.

This programme has been designed to be studied on a part-time basis, with formal teaching accompanied by tutor group sessions, action- learning sets, e-learning, e-mentoring and self- directed learning. With guidance and support from the FGDP (UK) teaching staff, students consider the nature of their role in the practice, and are assessed on the underpinning theory behind their clinical and non-clinical work. By analysing your skills and knowledge in this way, you are able to increase your professional contribution to the practice, and ultimately, to your patients.

The programme provides transferable credits to the FGDP(UK)'s Career Pathway, the career development framework that leads to the Fellowship of the Faculty,the FFGDP(UK).

Students who success fully complete Stage1 and/or Stage 2, but decide not to go onto the final MSc, will be eligible for a fallback of award of postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma in Primary Dental Care respectively.

Course content

Stage 1

• Core modules: Key Skills in Primary Dental Care); Personal Standard Setting in Primary Dental Care; Team-working, Practice and Personal Development.

Stage 2

• Core module:Research Skills
• Optional modules include: Appraisal of Dental Practices; Clinical Education; Clinical Endodontics; Clinical Minor Oral Surgery; Clinical Periodontics; Law and Ethics in Practice; Leadership and Management in Primary Care.

Stage 3

• Dissertation

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Centre for Professional Practice,
University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4AG, UK
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