About Us

 The Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDT) promotes the role of the dental trainer, recognises achievement and excellence and, ultimately, enhances the quality of patient care.

Dentists and dental care professionals form the teams that deliver patient care across all sectors and in multiple settings, from public and community services, hospital services, to Armed Services and universities.

To achieve the best outcomes for patients and to ensure safe patient care, it is essential that all training for the dental team is effective, competent and delivered to the best possible standards.

To achieve its purpose of improving the quality of patient care, the FDT:

• Rewards interest, engagement and achievement in dental training.
• Provides a professional home for recognised dental trainers.
• Offers support and guidance for career development in dental training.
• Promotes standards in training.

Background
The FDT was launched in 2016 by the Faculty of Dental Surgery of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The purpose of the Faculty is to enhance patient care and safety by promoting the highest standards of training in dentistry and to support trainers in developing their roles. The Faculty is open to all members of the dental team and a key aim is to facilitate support for the attainment of its published Standards for Dental Trainers across the Dental Team through education, mentoring and opportunities to network with other trainers.