Specialty Advisory Committees
Specialty Advisory Committees (SACs) are intercollegiate bodies which advise on higher specialist training in the dental specialties. Their role is explained in greater detail in the Terms of Reference and Standing Orders for SACs.
SAC Chairs
Implementation of the new MoU will have practical implications for the management and quality assurance of postgraduate dental education and the JCPTD has agreed to publish occasional information sheets for clarity.
| SAC | Details |
|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | Chair: Professor Judith Jones Contact: jdodds@rcseng.ac.uk |
| Restorative Dentistry | Chair: Dr Kalpesh Bavisha Contact: jdodds@rcseng.ac.uk |
| Paediatric Dentistry | Chair: Mr Sanjeev Sood Contact: gd-ratcliff@rcseng.ac.uk |
| Orthodontics | Chair: Professor Martyn Cobourne Contact: gd-ratcliff@rcseng.ac.uk |
| Dental Public Health | Chair: Miss Kate Jones Contact: amochrie@rcseng.ac.uk |
| Additional Dental Specialties | Chair: Dr Brenda Murray Contact: amochrie@rcseng.ac.uk |
| Special Care Dentistry | Chair: Dr Carole A Boyle Contact: nford@rcseng.ac.uk |
| ABSTD (Advisor Board for Specialty Training in Dentistry) |
Chair: Dr Carole A Boyle Contact: amochrie@rcseng.ac.uk |
Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in Dentistry (JCPTD)
The Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in Dentistry (JCPTD) was established on 9 June 2010 to oversee and provide advice on arrangements for foundation and specialist training in dentistry across the UK and to promote consistency of approach together with robust, fit for purpose quality assurance. In June 2014 the JCPTD agreed to change and this role is now provided by the Specialty Advisory Committees (SACs) through the Advisory Board for Specialty Training in Dentistry (ABSTD), and the Advisory Board for Foundation Training in Dentistry (ABFTD), both reporting to the Joint Meeting of Dental Faculties (JMDF).
In future, the JCPTD will be a smaller, strategic committee, also reporting to JMDF. The Interim Terms of Reference and Standing Orders for the new JCPTD were agreed by the committee in December 2014.
JCPTD information sheets
- Practical Implications of the Interim MoU between the GDC and Members of the JCPTD
- Process for the Appointment to a University Lecturer/Clinical Lecturer/Clinical Teacher Position with the Award of an NTN
- Updated Proposal for SAC Panels to Provide Externality for Deaneries