The College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Dr Roshni Karia MCGDent (l) and Professor Grant McIntyre (r) signing the MoU
With the signing ceremony taking place on 1 July, the fourth anniversary of CGDent’s launch, Dr Roshni Karia MCGDent, its President, and Simon Thornton-Wood PhD, its Chief Executive, met RCS Edinburgh colleagues to discuss future collaboration on education and examinations.
The MoU sets out an aspiration by the two Colleges to work together to provide practical ways for dental professionals to advance their careers, and among these it is expected that RCS Edinburgh’s diploma examinations will be recognised within the CGDent’s Career Pathways framework, including the Certified Practitioner credentialling scheme which will soon be launched.
Several RCS Edinburgh awards are already recognised towards CGDent membership:
- the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) provides eligibility for Full Membership of the College (MCGDent)
- the Membership in Advanced General Dental Surgery (MAGDS), Specialty Memberships and Diploma in Implant Dentistry each provide eligibility for Associate Fellowship of the College (AssocFCGDent) and also satisfy the Clinical & Technical domain of College Fellowship (FCGDent)
- Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDTFEd) satisfies the Teaching, Learning & Assessment domain of College Fellowship (FCGDent) if the applicant has at least four years’ experience either as an NHS Educational Supervisor or Trainer or in a paid teaching role with a regulated UK higher education provider
- Fellows of RCS Edinburgh or its Faculty of Dental Surgery are automatically eligible for Fellowship of CGDent (FCGDent) by equivalence
Founded in 1505, RCS Edinburgh is the world’s oldest surgical college, and its Faculty of Dental Surgery was established in 1982.
The MoU was signed by Dr Karia on behalf of the College of General Dentistry and by Professor Grant McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, on behalf of RCS Edinburgh. Dr Karia and Professor McIntyre said:
“We are delighted to enter into this important partnership between our two organisations and look forward to working together to support general dental professionals.”
