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Dental Courses, Events and Simulation

The dental team provides a variety of courses covering all areas of dentistry. These include a mixture of all day, half day and evening events as well as in-practice sessions to suit the requirements and needs of all of the profession. All courses meet the GDC requirements for enhanced CPD. 

We provide courses:

  • In response to new and current legislation and guidance
  • In response to your evaluations and feedback
  • To assist all dental professionals to comply with regulatory bodies standards
  • To stimulate interest in new methods and modes of working
  • To encourage all dental members to meet, discuss and learn from their mentors and peers

Please note, some of our courses may be supported by commercial companies, however NIMDTA does not endorse the products, equipment or materials provided by these companies.

NIMDTA's Dental Courses, Events and Simulation Booking Platform has now launched - Click Here to access - NIMDTA – Dental Courses – Dental Courses provided by NIMDTA ( Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency )

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In-Practice Training Sessions

Delivering education directly within the practice setting, where dental care is provided, is often the most efficient method for the entire dental team.


This approach integrates learning into the actual work environment, making it more relevant and practical. For many practices, organising on-site training is more convenient than traveling to various locations for meetings.


Commencing 2025, arranging in-practice training sessions for your staff will be even simpler.

 

Please visit the Dental courses, events and simulation booking platform to book an in practice event Courses – NIMDTA – Dental Courses.

 

We're streamlining our delivery to shape the future of dentistry!

 

For further support please contact dentalcourses.nimdta@hscni.net.

In-Practice Training Sessions 2025

 

If you have any problems with the registration, payment or booking of a course you are interested in then please do contact us at dentalcourses.nimdta@hscni.net or ring on 028 95360221 and we will be happy to guide you through the process.

CPDA Any Dentist who is eligible to claim CPD Allowance should complete the claim form available from the BSO website. 

 

Registration is open to all members of the dental team.

Membership of the new Dental courses, events and simulation booking platform will automatically roll over from the previous system, you simply need to reset your password.  Alternatively you can register on the platform here - My Account – NIMDTA – Dental Courses.

All upcoming NIMDTA Courses and Events will be available to view on the Dental Courses, Events and Simulation Booking Platform.

Following attendance at any of the Dental CPD Courses delegates will be asked to provide feedback. Receiving constructive evaluations for courses that have been attended helps not only the speakers delivering the course, to ensure that they are providing good quality information but also provides NIMDTA with vital information regarding the courses as a whole.

Once the online evaluation has been completed delegates can then access their Certificate of Attendance and download for keeping in their professional portfolio.

Feedback can be completed on Dental Courses, Events and Simulation booking platform. 

 

The enhanced CPD scheme started on 1st January 2018 for dentists and 1st August 2018 for dental care professionals.

The main changes to the scheme are:

  • ​The requirement for all dental professionals to have a personal development plan (PDP);
  • An increase in the number of verifiable hours for most professional titles and the requirement to spread the hours more evenly across the five year cycle;
  • Dental professionals no longer have to declare non-verifiable CPD to the GDC;
  • The requirement to make an annual statement of CPD hours completed, even if zero hours have been completed for that year;
  • The requirement to align CPD activity with specific development outcomes;
  • The requirement for professionals to plan CPD activity according to their individual “field(s) of practice”.The Hours Requirement 
  • Depending on your registrant title, you must do a certain minimum number of hours of verifiable CPD for each five year cycle, as set out below. You may continue to do non-verifiable CPD, however all hours submitted to the GDC must be verifiable.
  • Dental professionals are strongly advised familiarise themselves with the GDC’s guidance document to understand their CPD obligations for maintaining registration. The guidance document gives dental professionals all the information they need to know, to understand the requirements of the CPD scheme over their CPD cycle.
Registrant Title  Minimum hours of verifiable CPD per five year cycle 
Dentists 100
Dental therapists 75
Dental hygienists 75
Orthodontic therapists 75
Clinical dental technicians 75
Dental nurses 50
Dental technicians 50

 

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