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Faculty of Dental Trainers Appoints Professor James Field as Chair

14 May 2025 11:50am

The Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDT) is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor James Field, as Chair of the FDT following the recruitment process which closed in April 2025.

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Online Dental Symposium 'Lost in Space - Management of Missing Teeth’

25 October 2024 5:38pm

The College held the Online Dental Symposium 'Lost in Space - Management of missing teeth’ on 19 September. The event attracted over 90 participants and was hosted by Dr. Lochana Nanayakkara, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Honorary Senior Lecturer, who also serves as the Convenor of Dental Education at RCSEd.

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Dental Non-Technical Skills (DeNTS) - Insights From a Course Participant

4 June 2024 6:02pm

We caught up with Dr Gabriel Keng Yan Lee who attended our DeNTS course in May 2024 at the RCSEd for his insights on the global importance of this essential training tool.

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Introducing a Tool for Dental Nurses to Observe Non-Technical Skills (DNOT)

1 May 2024 11:07am

Register for the ‘Introducing a Tool for Dental Nurses to Observe Non-Technical Skills (DNOT)’ webinar on 22 May from 19:00 – 20:00 BST and learn about the purpose of using an assessment tool in a variety of learning and development environments.

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The Faculty is Saddened by the Passing of International Fellow Prof. Eddie Lai

7 March 2024 1:47pm

The Faculty of Dental Trainers is very sad to learn of the sudden passing of its first international Fellows, Prof Eddie Hsiang - Hua Lai (1967-2023).

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Dr Sarah Manton Attends SEAADE Event in Cambodia

13 February 2024 12:53pm

The 33rd Annual Scientific Conference of the South East Asian Association for Dental Education took place at the Sokhalay Angkor Resort & Spa in Siem Reap in Cambodia, from November 24th to 26th, 2022.

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New Webinar: Introducing Entrustable Professional Activities into the Undergraduate Curriculum

12 September 2023 1:44pm

Join us on 28 November to gain insight into the concept of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and the rationale of EPAs to qualify safe dental practitioners in daily clinical practice.

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FDT Welcomes its new Fellow – Meet Dr Ahsan Sethi

21 July 2023 2:17pm

Last month, the RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers welcomed its new Fellow, Dr Ahsan Sethi, who is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the Certificate/Masters in Health Professions Education at Qatar University.

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The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers New Members – Meet Dr Hakeem Ajao

13 June 2023 3:22pm

Last month the RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers welcomed its new Member, Dr Hakeem Ajao who travelled from Leeds to attend our Diploma Ceremony along with tens of other Dental Members.

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FDT Director Delivers Keynote Presentation at SEAADE, Cambodia

7 March 2023 7:28pm

In November 2022, the FDT Director, Dr Sarah Manton, delivered a keynote presentation on workplace-based assessment to the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the South East Asia Association for Dental Education (SEAADE) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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