New location for course

First launched in 2004 with the aim of offering a universal educational approach to quality assurance in primary dental care, the course teaches the skills necessary to effect and manage change, and trains participants to carry out assessments to a recognised standard. The programme is open to all members of the dental team with an interest in quality assurance and is delivered by two highly experienced clinicians and appraisers, Pat Langley and Jerry Watson.

Russ Ladwa, dean of the FGDP(UK), comments, ‘More than 270 clinical and non-clinical dental professionals have gained the Certificate in the Appraisal of Dental Practices over the last six years and 14 cohorts. This programme is a cornerstone of training and education in this area, reflected by the requirement of the NHS dental services that all dental reference officers complete the course. The FGDP(UK) is delighted to be broadening access to this course to those in the north of England and Scotland.’