The Faculty of Dental Trainers was delighted to have representation from its Chair, Professor James Field, at the annual Association for Dental Education (ADEE) conference in Budapest in August. The meeting's theme of 'Evidence and Empathy' mapped well to the current FDT activities such as development of a new set of Educator and Trainer standards, and a refreshed non-technical skills taxonomy. The latter formed the basis for a popular workshop at the conference, where the initial results from the open consultation were explored.
Professor Field also teamed up with Dr Shannu Bhatia from Cardiff University to help deliver the session on Empathetic Leadership to the European Dental Deans and Heads of School. All in all the conference was another excellent opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues in a supportive and productive environment.
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