East of England

 

Trainee Support

Why is support for trainee dentists so important?
A significant number of dentists at some point in their career will run into either personal or professional problems which may impact on their work or training and therefore may need additional support.

• Sickness/ill health (physical, mental, emotional)
• Personal factors (dealing with stress and anxiety, family concerns, bereavement)
• Environmental Issues (workload, bullying and harassment, difficulties with the programme)
• Learning difficulties and neurodiverse conditions – dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD etc.
• Extended leave – Out Of Programme (OOP), maternity/parental leave, Supported Return to Training

Links to Regional Professional Support and Wellbeing (PSW) pages: