Manchester Orthodontic Therapy Course

THE MANCHESTER ORTHODONTIC THERAPY COURSE
APPLICATION DETAILS

The application details contain:-

1. Outline of the course
2. Person specification – Orthodontic therapist
3. Person specification – trainer in Orthodontic Therapy
4. The responsibilities of the trainer in Orthodontic Therapy
5. Application Form – Trainee Orthodontic Therapist
6. Application Form -Trainer for Orthodontic therapist
7. Clinical requirements e.g. trainee resources
8. Declaration
9. Equal opportunities monitoring form

The cost of the course is £12,000 and there are 10 places available for the course here at Manchester.

The course will start Monday 28th July 2014and will be held in the University Dental Hospital of Manchester.

The trainees will be selected following a structured interview. It is essential that the trainee is engaged in full time employment in an orthodontic practiceas the majority of their training will be carried out in the workplace.

As part of the selection process a workplace inspection will be carried out to ensure that the workplace training facilities are satisfactory and meet the necessary legislation. This will be the same process to that which is carried out presently for vocational training.

Please complete:-

• Application Form – Trainee Orthodontic Therapist
• Application Form - Trainer for Orthodontic therapist
• Declaration
• Equal Opportunities Form

Please return all completed forms to:-

The CentralManchesterSchoolfor Dental Care Professionals

3rd Floor (Staff Side)

The UniversityDentalHospital of Manchester

Higher Cambridge Street

Manchester

M15 6FH

The closing date for application forms is: -Friday 31st January 2014Interviews to be held in February 2014

If you have any further queries about this courseplease contact the School Secretary;Gillian Benn on: - Tel: - 0161 272 5670 or alternatively;

The Manchester Orthodontic Therapy Course

1. Outline

• Overview
• General information
• Aims of the programme
• Format and content of the course
• Entry Requirements
• Cost of course

Overview

The Manchester Orthodontic Therapy Course is a one year course to train Dental Care professionals as Orthodontic Therapists. The Central Manchester School For Dental Care Professionals has been one of the centre’s provisionally approved to provide a training programme.
Candidates will be eligible to register as an Orthodontic Therapist with the General Dental Council (GDC) once they have successfully completed the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy Examination. Once registered with the GDC the registrant will be able to demonstrate the outcomes relevant to patient care and the practice of orthodontic therapy (GDC -Preparing for Practice).

General information

Award / Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy (Dip Orth Ther RCSEd)
Programme title / Orthodontic Therapy
Duration / 45 Weeks
Mode of study / Part-Time
Awarding Body / RoyalCollege of Surgeons Edinburgh

Aims of the programme

The programme aims to:-

Encourage the orthodontic therapy trainee to accept the obligation to practice in the best interest of patients at all times (please refer to the GDC Standards for the Dental Team)
Allow orthodontic therapy students to acquire the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills within the framework of the orthodontic therapy curricula and give them an awareness of their limitations and the need to refer to the clinician.
Promote the acquisition of the skills, professional attitudes and behaviour that facilitates the appropriate communication with patients and colleagues.
Produce orthodontic therapy students who have the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes that will promote lifelong learning and support professional development.

Format and content of the course

The course will be held at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester and will be run by the course director Mr MJF Read and DCP tutors. A variety of guest speakers will also be involved delivering specialist lectures.
The delivery of the teaching will be a mixture of group seminars, lectures and projects which will cover the theoretical aspects of the orthodontic therapy curriculum. In addition, typodont exercises will take place in the clinical environment within the DentalHospital. The student will work as a trainee Orthodontic Therapist under the close supervision of their workplace trainer.
After successful completion of the course, including satisfactory workplace reports and completion of end-term assessments, the trainee will then be eligible to sit the examination for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy.

The course comprises of an initial full time 4-week core programme plus additional study days held at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester.

All clinical practice will take place in the trainees clinical working environment under the close supervision of the trainer who must be on the orthodontic specialist list (please see trainers application form).

The syllabus reflects the GDC’s curriculum for Orthodontic Therapists, which can be obtained from the General Dental Council:

Entry Requirements

Orthodontic therapy students will be selected for training from already qualified dental care professionals registered on the GDC register and who have attainedone year of full time or equivalent post qualification experience.
Students will be working in an exclusive orthodontic practice.
Specific Dental Care professional roles are as follows:-

• Dental nurses

• Dental hygienists

• Dental therapists

• Dental technicians should demonstrate Accredited Prior Learning (APL) of an understanding of clinical dental sciences, patient management and surgery protocols including cross infection

Cost of course

The cost of the course is £12,000.
There will be 10 places available each year and selection of candidates will be based on application form and interview of both candidate and trainer.

Course Director and Course Tutors

The Course will be headed by one director Mr. Mike Read with support from Tutors and support from Consultants and Orthodontic Specialists.

Mike Read qualified at EdinburghDentalSchoolin 1965 and worked for seven years in general dental practice in St Anne’s-on-Sea. He worked in the Oral Surgery department at the LondonHospital, Whitechapel and then in the Children’s Department at the EastmanDentalHospital. He completed his specialty training programme in Orthodontics in 1974 at the Eastman and was subsequently appointed to the staff. He was appointed as Consultant to the University Dental Hospital of Manchester in 1979. He has also held an appointment at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and was responsible for setting up the Orthodontic Specialty programme in Manchester.

Mike has devised a new orthodontic treatment for the correction of severe skeletal problems. His main research interests are the treatment methods for growth modification. He has published over 25 refereed publications.

2. Person Specification - Orthodontic Therapist
Essential / Desirable / Means of Assessment:
Application form/ Interview /
Certificates
A/I/C
Educational standard / Already qualified in a specific DCP role as follows:

• Dental nurses
• Dental hygienist
• Dental therapists
• Dental technicians

Registered with the GDC with at least one year of full-time or equivalent post-qualification experience
Dental technicians should have demonstrable APL from a suitable foundation course at a level with the requirements for an understanding of clinical dental sciences, patient management and surgery protocols, including cross-infection control / Certificate in Orthodontic Dental Nursing / A/C
Experience / Relevant 1 year of full time or equivalent post qualification DCP experience. / Orthodontic experience Management/supervisory experience / A/I/C
Skills and ability / Manually dextrous
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to act on ones own initiative
Ability to prioritise
An effective communicator
Good basic IT skills / Presentation skills
Experience of clinical photography / I
Personal qualities / Trustworthy and dependable
Reliable
Have a good professional manner
Be committed to patient care
Be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to the course.
Flexibility
Able to work under pressure / Enthusiastic and dedicated
Aware of own limitations and when to ask for assistance / I
Special Knowledge / An understanding of the role of an Orthodontic Therapist / A certificate on Orthodontic dental nursing
Attendance at orthodontic courses/orthodontic conference
Minimum of 2 years experience in clinical orthodontics / I
3. Person Specification - TrainerinOrthodontic Therapy
Factor / Essential / Desirable
Qualifications / Registered on the Specialist List of the GDC in Orthodontics / Registered Diploma or Membership in Orthodontics from one of the RoyalColleges or equivalent
Training skills / Prepared to attend instructional course or courses for trainers to be held at the training centre / Experience acting as a trainer
Audit & CPD / Proven commitment to postgraduate education and CPD / Current participation in peer review, audit or research
Commitment / Prepared to commit to training for the full period of the course.
Be prepared to supervise the trainee for each patient at every visit
Complete the monitoring record and assess the competence of the trainee for each patient at every visit
Be prepared to forward reports on the trainees progress
Work with the course director and course tutors throughout the course
Participate in individual support for the non-progressing trainees
Maintain records of trainee activity in order to provide feedback and counselling for students concerning designated aspects of clinical and academic training
Learning environment / Provide suitable facilities in the clinical learning environment
Provide appropriate support both administrative and nursing for the trainee
Accept that a workplace visitation will be necessary and implement any recommendations from the report of that visit / Approved VT learning environment
Skills & Abilities / Familiarity with current orthodontic treatment techniques
Ability to provide trainee with training in a variety of techniques/procedures.
IT skills
Ability to advise trainee with self directed learning / Availability of learning material
Familiar with use of digital photography
Experience with PowerPoint presentations

1. The responsibilities of the trainer in Orthodontic Therapy

The training for this course takes place in both a teaching hospital and the workplace. Due to this, the workplace trainer has specific obligations to fulfill, ensuring that the GDC regulations for training and the course indemnity requirements are met. Therefore, the process of the trainee will depend largely on the trainer providing suitable facilities and making a commitment to the trainee as outlined below.

To fulfill the requirement of the programme the trainer will have to agree to:-

Attend trainer workshops.

The provision of sufficient number of patients and a wide variety of orthodontic procedures to complete the curriculum requirements.

Be prepared to supervise, monitor and assess the trainee for each patient visit.

Allow the trainee to attend the initial 4 week full time course plus additional study days at the Dental Hospital of Manchester ensuring that the trainee’s holidays do not lead to absence from this. Absence other than sickness will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. Frequent absences will make it impossible for the trainee to be certified as having completed the expected learning hours of the course director.

 Allow inspection of the practice or hospital clinical environment and act on any recommendations that may be suggested.

Set time aside a period of one hour each week for a formal 1:1 seminar with the trainee within normal working hours and follow a tutorial timetable set by the training provider.

Provide suitable facilities and resources.

Agree and support with the course directors training outcomes.

1. Application Form – Trainee Orthodontic Therapist 2014

Personal Details

Surname:

First name(s):

Date of Birth:GDC Registration Number:

- / -

Postal Address:

Post Code:

-

Daytime Telephone number (including STD code):

Email address:

Practice Details

Practice Name:

Practice Principal:

Postal Address:

Post Code:

-

Email address:

Daytime Telephone number (including STD code): Fax number (including STD code):

Qualifications

Qualifications including dates, you will require original certificates as proof of all qualifications if you are asked to attend for interview.

Employment History & Work Experience

Please give a full employment history (with dates) since leaving school.

Please give an account of your orthodontic experience:

Please list relevant courses/CPD/achievements which would support your application attended in last 5 years:

Please explain the reasons you are applying for this course and how you think you will benefit from being on this course.

In this account you will also need to demonstrate what personal skills (e.g. communication skills, initiative working as a team member) you posses to become a successful Orthodontic Therapist.

You may include examples of how you have demonstrated these skills recently from your own experience in clinical practice.

References

Reference 1

Name:

GDC Number:

Organisation:

Address:

Post Code:

-

Email address:

Daytime Telephone number (including STD code):

Reference 2

Name:

GDC Number:

Organisation:

Address:

Post Code:

-

Email address:

Daytime Telephone number (including STD code):

1. Application Form -Trainer for Orthodontic Therapist 2014

Personal Details

Surname:

First name(s):

Date of Birth:GDC Number:

- / -

Postal Address:

Post Code:

-

Daytime Telephone number (including STD code):

Email address:

Practice Details

Practice Name:

Practice Principal:

Postal Address:

Post Code:

-

Email address:

Daytime Telephone number (including STD code):Fax number (including STDcode:

Qualifications

Please list your qualifications including dates please include date of entry onto specialist list.

Status in practice

Are you the owner, Partner, Associate or Consultant?

Clinical environment

Can you guarantee the trainee exclusive use of clinical space?

Resources

What resources will be available in your practice for the Orthodontic Therapist Trainee?

Do you have internet/email access in the practice/department?

Do you have digital photography in the practice/department?

Are you able to undertake a minimum of 1 hour tutorial/teaching session per week

with the trainee Orthodontic Therapist?

Will you be able to assess and monitor the trainee Orthodontic Therapist’s competences and progress completing assessments and reports as directed by the course director?

Under the requirements of the course indemnity every patient who the trainee orthodontic therapist sees has to be checked by an orthodontist on the specialist list at every visit. Will this be possible in your clinical environment?

Any further information that you would like to add or you feel would be useful, please continue on separate sheet.

7. Declaration

The information you provide will be held on The Central Manchester School for Dental Care Professionals database and may be shared with any relevant departments within the building. It will be used to process your application and for relevant School mailings and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1988.

The CentralManchesterSchool for Dental Care Professional endeavours to run courses as advertised we do reserve the right to change the timetable and /or the teaching staff without prior notice and to cancel any courses without liability.

The trainee Orthodontic Therapist will comply with the standards and regulations set out by the Course Director. Failure to do so may result in course dismissal.

I understand that the course fee is non refundable and that the Work Place Practice is liable for the full course fee of £12,000 regardless of whether or not the trainee completes the course.

I confirm that I have read, understood and agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the Orthodontic Therapy Course above.

Applicants signature______Date______

Trainers signature______Date______

8. Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

The CentralManchesterSchool for Dental Care recognises that discrimination is unacceptable and there is a clear commitment to bring about equality of opportunity.

In order to effectively monitor this commitment you are asked to complete the form below.

This information will not be used by those involved in the selection and is for statistical purposes only. It will be separated from your job application as soon as it is received and will be treated as confidential.

Course Applied For:
Closing Date:
1. ETHNIC ORIGIN
a) White
British
Irish
Other (please specify): ......
b) Mixed
White & Black Caribbean

White & Black African
White & Asian
Other (please specify): ......
c) Asian or Asian British

Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other (please specify): ......
d) Black or Black British

Caribbean
African
Other (please specify): ......
e) Other Ethnic Groups
Chinese
Other (please specify): ......
f) Not stated
Other (please specify): ......
2. SEX
Male /
Female
3. MARITAL STATUS
Married
Divorced
Widowed / Single
Separated
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. AGE
16 - 20
35 - 50 / 21 - 34
51 - 65
6. DISABILITIES
Do you consider you have a disability?
Yes / No
7. WHERE DID YOU SEE THE VACANCY?
NHS Journal
Job Centre

Prof. Journal
Other (please specify)...... / Newspaper
Vacancy Bulletin

Checklist

Please ensure you have included the following with your application:

Completed Student Application form

Completed Trainer Application form

Completed Terms & Conditions

Completed Equal Opportunities Form