Foundation Nakao – CGDent Award in Coaching and Mentoring
A special opportunity for a funded three day short course: strictly limited places available
Establishing a mentor and coaching culture is key to the College’s commitment to workforce diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing. In promoting effective mentoring practice, we aim to foster appropriate support in the career pathway progression for all members of the oral healthcare team.
Now, thanks to sponsorship by Foundation Nakao, generously donated through Prof Avijit Banerjee, we can offer a very special opportunity for a three day training course in mentoring and coaching.
Our aspiration is to cultivate a community of College members amongst Dental Care Professionals, equipped and confident to nurture their peers.
The short course will be delivered synchronously on-line, using the Zoom platform, by UMD Professional, an organisation with more than thirty years of experience with dentistry, medicine, healthcare and law, to establishing coaching and mentoring practices within organisations*.
Course dates
- Day 1. Friday 21st November 2025
- Day 2. Saturday 22nd November 2025
- Day 3 Friday 16th January 2026 (or Friday 23rd January)
Applicants must:
- Hold a current membership of the College at the time of application, in one of the registered Dental Care Professional roles. Join today.
- Have at least two years of post-qualification experience in the role.
- Be available to participate in all three days of the training.
- Be prepared to:
- apply mentoring or coaching skills between Day 2 and Day 3.
- apply the learning to support less experienced colleagues through the College
- contribute to the promotion of the experience in mentorship through an article or at a College event.
To apply
Download and complete the application form, which should be submitted by email to contact@cgdent.uk.
The deadline for applications is 5pm Monday 22nd September 2025.
Successful applicants will be informed by email by Monday 6th October 2025.