Cymraeg
English Dear Colleague,
Hello and welcome to Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and the next step in your career progression. HEIW is an independent body in NHS Wales and is responsible for ensuring Wales has the right staff with the right skills to deliver world-class care to the people of Wales: You are very much part of that aspiration.
Dental Core training exists to allow you to apply the knowledge that you have acquired during your previous dental training and to further develop this in a supportive clinical environment. The programme is designed to meet your needs and requires your full participation and a positive attitude to experience the maximum benefit.
You will be in control of your own personal development and will need to liaise closely with your educational supervisor in achieving your individual targets identified at the start of your core training placement.
All Trainees are expected to participate in study days, either the fixed study days attached to the DCT1 schemes or a mixture of set study days along with utilising the study allowance provided to each DCT2 and DCT3 Trainee enabling you to attend training, courses, or conferences of your choosing.
Trainees must also complete an e-portfolio (e-PDP) which records everything relating to training, including but not limited to; clinical experiences, workplace assessments, case-based discussions, and Trainee reflections. The study days are designed to be interesting, relevant, and educational. Your feedback on the study days and on any aspect of the training programme is most welcome and will help us to ensure we are continuously improving.
We hope you will make many friends and develop valuable networks during your dental core training which will last a lifetime.
If you have any concerns about the programme or any related matters that cannot easily be resolved locally in your place of work, please let us know: your Training Programme Director, Educational Supervisor and our HEIW staff are always available to help.
May I take this opportunity to wish you every success during dental core training and in developing and achieving your future aspirations.
Yours faithfully,
Kirstie Moons
Postgraduate Dental Dean
Health Education and Improvement Wales
