FDT Chair, Professor James Field
Our Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDT) Chair, Professor James Field, is coordinating multiple stakeholder activity across the sector to help define the attributes of a Graduating European Dentist. The latest report gives insight into the useful elements that comprise acceptable performance and progression, and what should comprise a minimum set of skills for a Graduating European Dentist, including the importance of non-technical skills such as those represented by FDT's DeNTS.
The multi-stakeholder events, run through ADEE, continue to highlight the often disparate opinions of relevant stakeholders. This emphasises the statement of the original problem - and the importance of opening out discussions to the wider group, so that each group can better understand the others' positions. Rather than being seen as a barrier, these disparities should be respected - and the various views and drivers for quality and change, and political pressures, should be collectively explored. It is the intention that the FDT does the same, working closely and longitudinally with its relevant stakeholders, for the benefit of its members, and better patient care.
Visit this page to access the paper.
FDT members can access the paper for free if they have activated their ADEE membership and it takes less than two minutes to set up a user profile on the ADEE website.
The Faculty of Dental Trainers will continue this work at an event in a few weeks, hosted by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and supported by FEDCAR, the Irish Dental Council, and the Chief Dental Officers of Ireland.
We thank them for their support in enabling this particular event to be recognised as a formal side event to Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union.
