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Email the centre
Telephone;
The Education Centre
01892 534244
VT Adviser
Shabi Shivji
Practice
Mobile
07970718712
The Education Centre.. is part of the Kent & Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells
A single story building the postgraduate department is multidisciplinary with several offices including the dental office. There is an extensive library with a comprehensive dental section. Any research paper can be obtained by the library staff. There is also a computer suite here with access to the internet and medline.
Vocational training.... is about preparing new dentists for unsupervised general dental practice. This involves
- securing and adding to the clinical skills learned in the teaching hospitals
- understanding and implementing clinical governance, the processes by which all interested parties are assured that dentists operate a safe, legal and evidence based practice
During this year Vocational Dental Practitioners work in selected practices with approved trainers treating a normal dental list.
The VDP will also attend a course of interactive study days, 30 in total, designed to encourage the VDP to reflect on current knowledge and enhance problem solving skills.
A portfolio is kept to help demonstrate the progress of the VDP
3 projects are also completed through the year
- 5 Key skills identified by the Faculty of GDP's for the membership exam are compiled and marked and should be certificated.
- A clinical audit or series of mini audits
- A clinical case presentation on Powerpoint
The training dosn't all take place at the education centre. Throughout the year individual schemes visit the BDA & the GDC. There are also combined events with the 3 KSS schemes including a careers day in London. We also have a residential induction weekend in Tunbridge Wells, a 2 day conference based at Center Parcs and we attend the BDAconference, this year being held in Liverpool
The Personnel..
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Shabir Shivji BDS PGDip PDC Has been a Trainer for 8 years Is a GDP in Maidstone 15 years Is Undertaking an MSc in PDC (thats primary dental care apparently) Is a Governor at local Primary School Likes to spend his spare time as taxi service to 4 children, shopping assistant to his wife and golf/ downhill mountain biking when time permits!!
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Notices..
Nothing pressing at present