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These are the UK Specialty Training application form questions used on Oriel for applications to Orthodontics ST1. These are the application form questions used for posts advertised in January 2025 with a start date from September 2025.
Application Form – Self-assessment
2025 Dental ST1 National Self-Assessment Form
Listed below are the self-assessment questions that appear on the application form along with the possible responses to each question. Your responses to these self-assessment questions will determine your own score. You will need to provide evidence to substantiate your responses via the Self-Assessment portal (which is a different system to Oriel where you make the application); this evidence will be validated by a panel and used to derive your final validated score. You will be expected to upload evidence after you make an application, timelines will be communicated to you by the lead recruiter for the specialty you have applied to.
Any lack of evidence, or lack of clarity provided by applicants will lead to an amendment of the score. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide clear and unambiguous evidence for the process.
If it is discovered that any response is false or misleading, evidence will be collected, and you may be referred to a Probity Panel.
We reserve the right to use anti-plagiarism software.
Your evidence must be submitted to the Self-Assessment portal. Please refer to the relevant section of the applicant guidance for details of the evidence required.
Please submit a separate PDF file for each of the Self-Assessment questions. Please note that applicants should upload all evidence for each question, this may include you uploading the same evidence used for a previous question.
Please do not password protect any of your evidence upon upload.
The panel will only be able to assess the evidence you provide via the portal; they will not contact you to request additional evidence. You are therefore requested to provide all evidence in a clear format so that this can easily be identified and assessed.
The recruitment office is not able to advise you about which response you should select for any question. You must select the response you feel you will be able to justify to the panel, using the evidence you provide. Please note that no evidence can be submitted retrospectively. Evidence should not contain patient identifiable data.
A ‘self-assessment’ topic has been added to the FAQ section on Oriel to assist applicants when filling out certain questions on this form.
*For the purposes of this process, ‘at the proposed time of post commencement’ should be taken as the first Wednesday of September.
**All time periods stated refer to Whole/Full Time Equivalent (WTE) of employment (excluding any periods of statutory leave). Any periods of statutory leave should be evidenced and uploaded to the relevant questions.
If you have worked Less Than Full Time (LTFT) at any period, you will need to provide evidence of the LTFT employment e.g. timetable or job plan for several questions. This evidence can be the same but needs to be uploaded for each question.
Question 1
At the proposed time of post commencement, how many months (WTE) will you have spent in total in DCT posts/specialty dentist posts (SAS) or salaried services posts or DCT equivalent?
Please do not include Dental Foundation Training or any other posts.
Evidence:
Question 2
At the time of application opening, have you been awarded MFDS or MJDF?
You must have completed all parts; completion of Part 1 only does not count.
Evidence:
Question 3
At the time of application opening, how many complete quality improvement projects (QIP) / complete audit cycles (i.e. first audit/project, action plan and re-audit/assessment to quantify impact of intervention) have you undertaken in the last 36 months (WTE) of employment (excluding any periods of statutory leave)?
Evidence for no more than a total 3 audits /QIP should be included
Evidence:
Question 4
At the time of application opening, please select the statement that best describes your experience in formal teaching events of relevance to dentistry such as a small group tutorial or lecture, of a minimum length of 30 minutes (this excludes clinical supervision).
Please note a teaching session is a minimum of 30 mins.
Evidence:
Question 5
Have you achieved any publications within the last 60 months (WTE) prior to 9 January 2025?
This excludes published abstracts.
Select the highest scoring option applicable.
Evidence:
Question 6
At the time of application opening, have you given a local (within working environment), regional (deanery or NHS region), national (UK wide) or international (international/continent society meeting) oral presentation within the last 60 months (WTE)?
An oral narrative to a poster presentation is excluded from this category.
Select the highest scoring option applicable.
Evidence:
Question 7
At the time of application opening, have you given any local (within working environment) / regional (deanery or NHS region) / national (UK wide) / international (international/continent society meeting) poster presentations in the last 60 months (WTE)?
Select the highest scoring option applicable.
Evidence:
Question 8
Please provide evidence of commitment to the specialty you are applying for, over the last 36 months (WTE) prior to application opening.
Select the highest scoring option applicable.
Evidence:
Question 9
At the time of application opening, what management and leadership experience/formal training have you had as an undergraduate or postgraduate dentist?
Evidence:
Question 10
At the proposed time of post commencement, how many calendar months (WTE) will you have spent in total practicing clinical dentistry after qualification?
Evidence:
Question 11
At the proposed time of post commencement, how many specialties will you have clinically practiced for a minimum of 6 calendar months (WTE) each? Please note that OMFS is a medical specialty but will be considered on a par with all GDC registered dental specialities.
Evidence:
Question 12
I confirm that I will provide the evidence to support the answers to this questionnaire in the manner outlined in the written instructions.
Evidence:
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