Training

There are currently training programmes for surgical dentistry based at the following centres: Birmingham, GKT, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast. There are currently eight places for SpR's renewable every two years. This is a three-year full-time, or equivalent part-time academic programme to satisfy the requirements for higher training in surgical dentistry in association with the SAC, preparing candidates for the examination for Membership in Surgical Dentistry of the appropriate Royal College and acquisition of a CCST in Surgical Dentistry.

Entry requirements include possession of a registered primary dental qualification from a UK university or a qualification of equivalent standard by a university outside the UK and possession of a Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS or MFD) or an approved equivalent (e.g. FDS).