Proposed changes to the General Dental Services Regulations (NI) 1993 – references to dental foundation training

The attached short document sets out the background to the proposed amendments.  The proposed amendments will:

• revise terminology in relation to post graduate dental training (previously referred to as “vocational training” now “dental foundation training”)
• recognise that, from September 2016, dental foundation training must be “satisfactorily completed”
• update the aims and objectives of postgraduate training to be consistent with parallel GB legislation
• update certain outdated legislative references; and
• use gender neutral terminology

The closing date for responses is Monday 11th July 2016.