Dental core training
Dental Core Training
Applications for Dental Core Training 1, 2 and 3 for posts commencing in September 2025 has now closed and information about next steps of recruitment can be found on the recruitment timeline here.
Recruitment to Dental Core Training (DCT) is through a national selection process led by the DCT National Recruitment Office (DCTNRO). All information about the selection process is available on the DCTNRO website.
- Person specification DCT1 2025 [PDF]
- Person specification DCT2 2025 [PDF]
- Person specification DCT3 2025 [PDF]
- Public dental service information [PDF]
- Find Q&A from NES webinar here [DOC]
Post Descriptors for DCT1
West Region
- Crosshouse Hospital (OMFS) then Public Dental Service Kilmarnock [PDF]
- Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary OMFS & Oral Surgery then Public Dental Service Dumfries [PDF]
- Forth Valley Hospital OMFS & Oral Surgery then Public Dental Service Forth Valley [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital (Oral Surgery) then Public Dental Service at Royal Alexandra Hospital [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital (Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics) then Public Dental Service Vale Centre for Health & Care [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery then Public Dental Service East Kilbride [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics then Public Dental Service Wishaw [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Dumfries then Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary OMFS & Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Public Dental Service East Kilbride then Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Forth Valley then Forth Valley Hospital OMFS & Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Kilmarnock then Crosshouse Hospital (OMFS) [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Royal Alexandra Hospital then Glasgow Dental Hospital (Oral Surgery) [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Vale Centre for Health & Care then Glasgow Dental Hospital & School (Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics) [PDF]
South East Region
- Edinburgh Dental Institute, Paediatric Dentistry then Public Dental Service Chalmers Dental Centre and Pennywell All Care Centre [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Chalmers Dental Centre and Pennywell All Care Centre then Edinburgh Dental Institute [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Cowdenbeath then Victoria Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Howden Health Centre and Duncan Street Dental Centre then St John's Hospital [PDF]
- St John's Hospital then Public Dental Service Howden Health Centre and Duncan Street Dental Centre [PDF]
East Region
- Broxden Public Dental Service, Perth Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School then Broxden Public Dental Service, Perth [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School then Broxden Public Dental Service, Perth and Springfield Health Centre, Arbroath Public Dental Service [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School then Kings Cross Hospital, Public Dental Service, Dundee [PDF]
- Kings Cross Hospital, Public Dental Service then Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Broxden and Springfield then Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School [PDF]
North/North East Region
- Raigmore Hospital Oral Surgery and Public Dental Service, UHI House, Inverness [PDF]
- Public Dental Service, Inverness, UHI House and Robertson Health Centre, Alness and Raigmore Hospital Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Aberdeen Dental Hospital Restorative Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OMFS Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Stracathro Hospital then Marquis Road Public Dental [PDF]
- Marquis Road Public Dental Service then Aberdeen Dental Hospital Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Stracathro Hospital [PDF]
Post Descriptors for DCT 2
West Region
- Crosshouse Hospital OMFS 12 months X2 [PDF]
- Crosshouse Hospital OMFS then Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary OMFS-Oral Surgery for 12 months [PDF]
- Forth Valley Hospital OMFS and Oral Surgery 12 months [PDF]
- Forth Valley OMFS, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics 12 months [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Medicine and Special Care Dentistry for 12 months [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine then Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine then Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry then Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry then Crosshouse Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry then Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry then Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Special Care Dentistry and Oral Surgery then QEUH OMFS (Cleft & Paediatric OMFS) [PDF]
- Public Dental Service Parkhead Hub for 12 months [PDF]
- QEUH OMFS (Cleft & Paediatric OMFS) then Glasgow Dental Hospital based Special Care Dentistry and Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS 12 months [PDF]
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS then Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine [PDF]
South East Region
- Edinburgh Dental Institute - Oral surgery then Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- Edinburgh Dental Institute - Oral Surgery then Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Edinburgh Dental Institute - Paediatric Dentistry then Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Edinburgh Dental Institute - Restorative Dentistry then Oral Surgery [PDF]
- St John's Hospital - OMFS [PDF]
- Victoria Hospital - OMFS and Orthodontics [PDF]
- Victoria Hospital Fife OMFS [PDF]
East Region
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School - Oral Surgery and Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School Special Care [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School Restorative [PDF]
- Perth Royal Infirmary- Ninewells Hospital OMFS [PDF]
North/North East Region
- Raigmore Hospital, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics, and Public Dental Service UHI House, Inverness [PDF]
- Aberdeen Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Aberdeen Dental Institute and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Oral Surgery and OMFS [PDF]
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen Dental Institute – OMFS and Oral Surgery [PDF]
Post Descriptors for DCT 3
West Region
- Crosshouse OMFS [PDF]
- Forth Valley OMFS and Oral Surgery the Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- Forth Valley OMFS and Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry for 6 months then Forth Valley Hospital OMFS & Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry and Research then Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS then Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry and Research [PDF]
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS [PDF]
South East Region
- Edinburgh Dental Institute - Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics [PDF]
- Edinburgh Dental Institute - Restorative and Special Care Dentistry [PDF]
- Edinburgh Dental Institute Oral Surgery then St John's Hospital - OMFS [PDF]
- Edinburgh Dental Institute Oral Surgery with Oral Pathology [PDF]
- St John's Hospital - OMFS [PDF]
- St John's Hospital - OMFS then EDI Oral Surgery [PDF]
- Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy - OMFS [PDF]
East Region
- Dundee Dental Hospital & Research School Dental Public Health and Orthodontics [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School and Research School - Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Quality Improvement [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School Restorative Dentistry and Quality Improvement [PDF]
- Perth Royal Infirmary and Ninewells Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- SDCEP and Oral Surgery, Dundee Dental Hospital & Research School [PDF]
North East Region
Skilled Worker Sponsorship
NES is now responsible for issuing Certificate of Sponsorships (COS) to Dental Trainees in Scotland who require Skilled Worker sponsorship.
For further information on this, please go to the Scottish Medical Training website.
Post Dental Core Training Fellowships
The Post Dental Core Training Fellowship gives individuals, who have already completed Dental Core Training, the opportunity to continue training. It offers the opportunity to broaden knowledge and experience within the dental profession in preparation for specialty training, general practice or other branches of dentistry.
These are 12-month posts commencing in September 2025.
Information for the next round of recruitment will be published in due course.
Contact us
If you have any questions please contact us by going to the Service Desk here and submitting a support request.
Last updated: 11/12/2023