Dental Therapist Foundation Training Educational Supervisor Applications.

NHSE Workforce, Training and Education Northeast are accepting expressions of interest from experienced GDPs and Dental Therapists for Foundation Dental Therapist (FDT) Educational Supervisors within the region.

Register your interest for the September 2027 cohort by 17 January 2027

The Educational Supervisor Appointment timeline for the 2027/28 training year is  to be confirmed.

2026/27 Training Year supporting documentation for reference:

FDT ES Role Profile

FDT Finance is aligned to the nationally agreed funding model

What our current Eductional Supervisors say:

Clare Hindmarch,  Educational Supervisor

‘I enjoy my role as an Educational Supervisor for the Therapy Scheme. It is a valuable experience to mentor a newly qualified clinician in the early days of their career and allows me to develop my own reflective practice and ensure I maintain excellent standards in my clinical work. I enjoy the variety it brings to my working week and has encouraged my practice to work on our team referrals to fully utilise the scope of a Dental Therapist. ‘

Nick Marshall, Educational Supervisor

‘As an educational supervisor on the therapy scheme, I find it very rewarding to use my experience to help mentor a new graduate. Seeing someone progress from an inexperienced starter to a competent independent clinician under your guidance is very satisfying.

There are benefits to patient care as I feel happier booking longer appointments for those patients that would benefit from it without as much concern about the financial implications.

Supervising someone else also encourages me to reflect on my own practice and ensure that I am maintaining good standards. I am also given access to training opportunities through the deanery.

I have more control over the sorts of treatment I want to complete. Being able to refer straightforward restorative treatment allows me to focus on the more complex work that I find engaging. It also allows me to share the management of high needs patients who may require long treatment plans.

It offers variety to my day-to-day practice. Tutorials, hands on supervision and assisting on study days can offer a welcome change to the sometimes monotonous realities of clinical practice.’