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Closing date for applications for the new dental exams
Dentists are reminded that the closing date for applications for the first exams of the revised MFDS (Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery) and the 10 new Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations is fast approaching. Candidates wishing to sit the exams in October must submit their application by Thursday 16 July 2026 12pm (midday) GMT. A joined-up…
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Do you have questions about the new Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations?
Following the launch of a new generation of dental examinations, the Dental Examinations Executive has recorded an audio Question & Answer interview to explain more about the new dental examinations. A new generation of examinations has launched The Dental Examinations Executive is a tri‑collegiate body responsible for the development and delivery of postgraduate dental examinations on…
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Listen to a recorded Question & Answer interview about the new examinations
In this audio interview, Fiona Winter (Director of Education, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow), Professor Sondos Albadri (Chairperson for the Dental Specialty Fellowship Exams), and Grant McIntyre (Dean for Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh) talk about the new Dental Specialty Fellowship Exams which have recently launched. Listen to the…
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Candidate Online Drop-In Sessions
The Dental Examinations Executive will be hosting drop-ins for prospective candidates to ask questions about the new tri-collegiate MFDS and Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations commencing in October 2026. Prospective candidates can use this time to ask questions about the application process or any general questions you may have about the examinations and their arrangements. Suggested…
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A new generation of dental exams is coming
The opening date for applications for 10 new Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations is approaching. This is part of a new, joined-up approach to assessment which will also see changes to the MFDS (Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery) qualification. Changes to specialty exams Currently, most dental specialties have multiple versions of the specialty exam,…
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Webinar for UK Trainees and Training Programme Directors
COPDEND will be hosting a webinar on Monday 9th March 2026 from 6-7pm for Training Programme Directors and UK Trainees with a National Training Number (NTN). This webinar will communicate key progress and updates on the delivery of the tri-Collegiate Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations and Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) examinations. Arrangements…
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Webinar – 26 November 2024
This webinar was held on 26 November to introduce the Training Programme Directors and Associate Deans to the new Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations. As the work to develop this initiative continues, elements may change and new information will be made available on this website.
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Dental specialties assessment strategy goes live
Update to the news release of 13 November – 13 December 2024 The sentence starting, “Dental trainees….” relating to transitional arrangements has been updated to remove the text: “will generally complete their training with the existing curriculum and the existing membership and fellowship examinations”. 13 November 2024 The new assessment strategy for nine dental specialties…
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Progress made towards a joined-up approach to summative assessment
20 September 2024 Dentists entering specialty training from September 2024 will follow the revised UK General Dental Council (GDC) curricula and will benefit from a new approach to examinations provision. The new examinations are being developed following an agreement from the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and in Ireland to work together on…
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Intercollegiate approach to assessment
19 August 2024 The General Dental Council (GDC) has published newly revised curricula for dental specialties, which will be introduced for trainees beginning their specialty training from September 2024. The current system of assessment has a number of different approaches in use by the specialties and inconsistencies between these, with exams administered by individual Royal…