Dental Recruitment

Dental Foundation Training

Recruitment to Dental Foundation Training is undertaken nationally.

Dental Foundation Training Ranking 25-26

Please find below Practice Profiles for the Dental Foundation Training Year 2025-2026. Profiles have been grouped by Scheme A, B & C. Please click on the individual link to view.

 

SCHEME A

Scheme A - Chris Kelly (Ann Street Dental Practice)

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Scheme A - Fiona Mclaughlin (Catherine Street Dental Care)

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Scheme A - Joe Murphy & Bibiana Blay Montagut (BUPA Dental Care Enniskillen)

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Scheme A - Kathryn Mcclelland (Bishop Street Dental Care)

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Scheme A - Molly Duddy (Strabane Family Dental Care Part Of DJ Maguire & Associates)

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Scheme A - Robert Millar (Dental Health Matters)

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Scheme A - Tumai Lukas (Irvinestown Dental Clinic)

 

 

SCHEME B

Scheme B - Adam Jeffers (Loughry Dental Practice)

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Scheme B - Aoife Donnelly (DJ Maguire & Associates)

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Scheme B - Connlaoth Kane (DJ Maguire & Associates)

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Scheme B - Dermot Morgan (Harbour Dental Practice)

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Scheme B - Eamonn McCann (McCann Dental Practice)

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Scheme B - Fiona Neill (Aughnacloy Dental Practice)

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Scheme B - Gavin Maguire & Rebecca Barr (Dromore Dental Practice)

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Scheme B - Jack Harty & Seamus O'Hagan (Option Of Training Across 2 X Practices) (O'hagan & Murray, Rathfriland & Newry)

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Scheme B - John O'Boyle (Antrim Dental Care)

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Scheme B - Liam Quinn (Quinn Dental Practice)

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Scheme B - Lyndsey McMullan & Leonard Maguire (Cookstown Family Dental Care Part Of DJ Maguire & Associates)

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Scheme B - Olivia Gibson & Lindsay Martin (BUPA Dental Care)

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Scheme B - Owen Devlin (Devlin Dental Practice)

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Scheme B - Rebecca McCarey & David Knowles (Newcastle Family Dental Care)

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Scheme B - Sarah Johnston (Clear Dental)

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Scheme B - Susan Dornan (North Street Dental Care)

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Scheme B - Tracey Campbell & Catherine O'Gorman (Downshire Dental Practice)

 

SCHEME C

Scheme C - Christine Thomson (Vita Dental Care)

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Scheme C - Daniel Ewart (Bridge Dental Belfast)

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Scheme C - David Adgey (Bank Dental Practice)

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Scheme C - David Micklethwaite (Ballysillan Dental Care)

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Scheme C - Jeremy Doogan (Doogan Dental Care)

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Scheme C - Mark Johnston & Jennifer Moth (Bupa Dental Care)

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Scheme C - Mary Claire Carroll (Sliabh Mór Dental Care)

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Scheme C - Rebecca Colquhoun (Abbey Street Dental Care)

 

Please visit the NHS England website for further information to include timelines and eligibility information Applicant guide | Dental Hub.

For further information in relation to Dental Foundation Training please visit the COPDEND website, Home - COPDEND.

For more information on Dental Foundation Training within Northern Ireland please visit Dental Foundation Training.

The Dental Foundation Training Team can be contacted on dentalfoundation.nimdta@hscni.net

The Dental Core Training (DCT) national application process is now open. The application process will be conducted via the Oriel platform. For enquiries in relation to this recruitment process please email DCTNRO@hee.nhs.uk.

All applications should be made via the Oriel Platform Oriel – Home.

Please see attached post descriptors and additional information on DCT posts at NIMDTA.

Further Information For DCT Recruitment 2025-26

 

Why Choose Dental Core Training As A Career

 

Belfast Trust 2 Year Longitudinal OS OM OMFS DCT1 & DCT2

 

Belfast Trust Restorative Paediatric DCT1

 

Belfast Trust Paeds Ortho DCT1

 

Belfast Trust OS, OM DCT1

 

Belfast Trust Paeds Ortho DCT2

 

Belfast Trust Restorative Special Care DCT2

 

Belfast Trust OS, OM DCT3

 

Belfast Trust Restorative Special Care DCT3

 

SE Trust OMFS CDS DCT1

 

SE Trust 2 Year Longitudinal OMFS DCT1 & DCT2

 

SE Trust OMFS DCT1

 

SE Trust OMFS DCT2

 

SE Trust OMFS Ortho DCT2

 

Western Trust 2 Year Longitudinal OMFS, OS & OM DCT1 & DCT2

 

Western Trust OMFS Ortho DCT1

 

Western Trust OMFS Ortho DCT2

 

Western Trust OMFS DCT2

 

Western Trust OMFS DCT3

 

 

For further information in relation to DCT recruitment please visit the following link: Dental Core Training (DCT) | dental.hee.nhs.uk.

 

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The National Certification of Equivalence to Dental Core Training Year 2 Competencies

A process has been developed to facilitate applications to Specialty Training posts from individuals who have not followed a standard UK training pathway (Dental Foundation, Dental Core Training). The process can also be used by applicants for DCT3 posts if they have not already undertaken a DCT2 post.

For further information on this process please visit Dental DCT2 Equivalence | NHS Education for Scotland

Applications for Dental Specialty Training posts should be made through Oriel - Home where you will also find post information.

For further information in relation to Dental Specialty recruitment please visit the NHS England website, Dental Specialty Training (DST) | Dental Hub.

Further information regarding Dental Specialty Training can be found at Home - COPDEND.

 

The National Certification of Equivalence to Dental Core Training Year 2 Competencies

A process has been developed to facilitate applications to Specialty Training posts from individuals who have not followed a standard UK training pathway (Dental Foundation, Dental Core Training). The process can also be used by applicants for DCT3 posts if they have not already undertaken a DCT2 post.

For further information on this process please visit Dental DCT2 Equivalence | NHS Education for Scotland.

For further information in relation to national Specialty training posts, to include timelines and Person Specifications, please visit the Dental Specialty Training hub.

Please see attached job descriptions for posts starting in September 2025.

Restorative Dentistry - Dental Specialty Trainee (DST) ST1

 

Educational Supervisor Recruitment is now closed. It is anticipated applications will re-open in January 2026.

For information on the role of Educational Supervisors in Dental Foundation Training please refer to the below Applicants Guide:

Applicants Guide 2025-2026

 

Further Information

Please contact the Dental Foundation Team by email at DentalFoundation.nimdta@hscni.net if you require any further information.

Applicants will be required to provide satisfactory evidence of their right to work status and complete a right to work check. 

Further information about this requirement will be forwarded in due course by the Professional Support and Wellbeing team. 

All trainees requiring sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route must complete an ‘Application for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)’, which can be accessed at Immigration (nimdta.gov.uk. 

If you have any queries in relation to sponsorship, please contact immigration.nimdta@hscni.net