NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is to fund additional educational resources to dental training practices which will further support the learning needs of the entire dental team and help them deliver safe, effective and person-centred care.

Learning materials will include an interactive programme on oral cancer and a suite of modules on communications skills.

David Felix, Postgraduate Dental Dean, NES said: 'NHS Education for Scotland greatly appreciates the commitment trainers make to supporting new graduates. These additional resources will allow all members of the practice to undertake verifiable CPD at a time and location of their choosing.

'We estimate each individual within the training practice could undertake between 15 and 20 hours of CPD, over a 15-month period. The intention is to give training practices appointed for the August 2014 to July 2015 training year priority access to these educational resources which will be free of charge.'

NES already develops, organises and delivers a variety of CPD opportunities for the entire dental team, enabling them to keep up to date and deliver high quality patient care. Some are delivered as team training events in practices, whilst others are delivered within the regional postgraduate centres.

The new resources will be supplied by a provider whose learning solutions are internationally acclaimed, with interactive content and media rich platforms for dental teams around the world.

www.nes.scot.nhs.uk