Telephone;
Sarah Miller
The Education Centre
01323 414967
VT Adviser
Tony Fallowfield
Mobile
07906667226
The Education Centre..
Eastbourne Postgraduate Medical and Dental Centre
Eastbourne District General Hospital
Kings Drive,
Eastbourne.
East Sussex BN21 2UD
is part of the
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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Tony Fallowfield is in his second stint as a VT Adviser having looked after the Brighton scheme earlier. Until recently he was a GDP in Practice with Christine Hallworth in Sompting with whom he was also a trainer on the Brighton scheme. He is also a tutor for the MJDF examination and still runs marathons even at his age! | |
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Notices..
Nothing pressing at present