East of England

1st November 2025

Dental Educational Supervisor Portal recruitment guidance and application available.

Dental Educational Supervisor Portal opens

19th December 2025 (noon)

Closing date and time for all ES applications

January – February 2026

Practices are ‘visited’ by the TPD and reports completed.

April 2026

Assessment and scoring of applications

June 2026

Successful applicants are informed.

Graduation and allocation of Foundation Dentists. (Dependant upon National Recruitment Arrangements)
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June 2026

ES Induction courses for new Educational Supervisors.

June 2026

Educational Supervisor Preparation Course – All new and existing ESs

August 2026

Educational Agreements for Educational Supervisors signed; DBS and NPL Applications started for FDs

1st September 2026

All Foundation Dentists (2026-27 Schemes) start in practice. The Educational Supervisor must be available in the practice for the Foundation Dentist (The ES must not take leave in the first six weeks of the DFT year)

31st August 2027

All East of England 2026-27 Dental Foundation Trainees complete Dental Foundation Training

August 2026

September 2026