HEE Midlands and East
This is for UK graduate dentists and dentists from outside of the EEA who have not previously undertaken Dental Foundation (Vocational) Training, and are required to demonstrate equivalent competencies to those gained on completion of a full year of Dental Foundation Training, in order to gain access to the national dental performer list.
In the first instance the applying dentist applies to NHS England or its agent for information on, and the paperwork for entry onto The National Performers List.
The National Performers List website; http://www.performer.england.nhs.uk/ is a useful source of information and contains a postcode search tool, which allows you to easily identify the Local Office that cover the locality in which you wish to work. The search results also provide contact details.
HEE EoE is not responsible for putting dentists onto Performers lists and we cannot answer queries regarding this subject: this is the duty of the Local Area Team.
Dentists must apply directly to practices. Health Education England does not keep lists of vacancies.
Vacancies are usually advertised in the British Dental Journal and other Dental Magazines.
Both the practice and the proposed supervisor will have to apply via the application forms d will have to be approved via the application process.
The PLVE Validation Supervisor and practice are required to undertake the same assessment and interview process as Dental Foundation Educational Supervisors.
Please be aware there are strict deadlines for this part of the process and application does not guarantee appointment.
The cost is dependent on several factors including the length of PLVE programme that is required and how much support is required by the Performer and the PLVE Mentor.
A breakdown of the costs and details of the payment process can be found in the PLVE Information Booklet and the Agreement of Payment form:
Clinical references can be from a colleague and/or principle/lead Dentist at a practice where you have previously worked.
This is determined by Health Education England assessment panel and recommendations and can be up to 1 year whole time equivalent.
Information for dentists from Europe and Overseas is available from the National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education (NACPDE): https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/dental-faculties/fds/nacpde/
Information about Working and Postgraduate Training as a Dentist in the UK can be found on the COPDEND website: http://copdend.org/content.aspx?Group=guidance&Page=guidance_frequentlyaskedquestions