Health Department
Human Resources Directorate

 

Dear Colleague

IMPLEMENTING REFORMS TO SPECIALIST DENTAL TRAINING

1. This letter is to notify the service that the Specialist Registrar grade was introduced in the specialties of Oral Pathology, Oral Microbiology and Dental and Maxillofacial Dental Radiology on 1 June 2000.

2.. The transitional period in the Specialty of Oral Medicine ended on that date.

3. This information should be brought to the attention of all those who need to be involved to ensure that they can implement the changes as necessary.

4. The commissioning of the specialties mentioned above brings to an end the transition to the Specialist Registrar grade in the dental specialties.

Yours sincerely

GERRY MARR
Director of Human Resources

 

NHS MEL(2000)35

03rd July 2000

Addressees

For action:
Chief Executives, NHS Trusts

General Managers, Health Boards

Executive Director and Dental Director, SCPMDE

Postgraduate Medical Deans and Director

Clinical Directors, Dundee and Glasgow Dental Hospitals and Edinburgh Dental Institute

General Manager, CSA

For information:

Deans of Dental Schools

Deans of Faculties of Medicine

Chief Executive, HEBS

General Manager, State Hospitals Board for Scotland
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Enquiries to:

Mrs Anncris Roberts
Directorate of Human Resources
Department of Health
St Andrew's House
EDINBURGH
EH1 3DG
Tel: 0131-244 3436
Fax: 0131-244 2837

IMPLEMENTING THE REFORMS TO SPECIALIST DENTAL TRAINING


1. The specialties which started transition on 1 June 200 are

Oral Pathology
Oral Microbiology
Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology

ACTION

2. Employers should ensure that:

  • the transition to the SpR grade begins on 1 June 2000 in the 3 specialties

  • no new appointments to the registrar or senior registrar grades in these specialties are made after this date

  • all posts in higher specialist training have been approved as training posts by the Dental Director of SCPMDE

3. Employers should ensure that:

  • all trainees who transfer to the SpR grade should receive contracts in the new grade

  • SpR numbers for all specialties are decided by the Scottish Executive Health Department in conjunction with the Scottish Advisory Committee on the Dental Workforce. The Department will continue to review the numbers in higher specialist training when necessary.

4. Detailed guidance on the reforms to specialist training is provided in A Guide to Specialist Registrar Training (February 1998) ("The Orange Guide"). Particular guidance for the dental profession is at Appendix 3 of that publication.

5. The Dental Director of SCPMDE, Dr James Rennie, is responsible for the overall management and delivery of dental SpR training in Scotland. SCPMDE can be contacted at -


SCPMDE
4th Floor
Hobart House
Hanover Street
EDINBURGH
EH2 1EL

Telephone: 0131 225 4365
Fax: 0131 225 5891