Abstract

A national consortium for dental primary care in Scotland has been formed as a result of integrated planning by groups involved in managing and delivering postgraduate dental education in Scotland. In 1998 a partnership was formed with representatives from the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (SCPMDE) and the three Scottish dental institutions at Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities. The principal aim of the Consortium is to promote evidence-based dental care through postgraduate education and research. The activities of the Consortium will provide a broadly based adjunct to current postgraduate provision with partner institutions contributing in different ways. Since its inception the Consortium has focused on two main areas:

• 'Higher Training' for Primary Care.
• Scottish Dental Practice Based Research Network

1. Senior Lecturer in Dental Primary Care, Dental Health Services Research Unit, Dental Hospital and School, Dundee Dental Hospital & School, University of Dundee, Park Place, Dundee DDI 4HR;
2. Senior Lecturer in Dental Primary Care, Dental Hospital and School, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ;
3. Director, Dental Health Services Research Unit, Dental Hospital and School, Dundee Dental Hospital & School, University of Dundee, Park Place, Dundee DDI 4HR;
4. Dean, Dental Hospital and School, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ;
5. Senior Lecturer in Integrated Oral Care, Dundee Dental Hospital & School, University of Dundee, Park Place, Dundee DDI 4HR;
6. Professor of Dental Primary Care, The University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway Birmingham B4 6NN;
7. Senior Lecturer in Dental Primary Care, Dental Hospital and School, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ;
8. Director, Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, The University of Edinburgh Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH39YW;
9. Dental Director, Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, 4th Floor, Hobart House, 80 Hanover Street, Edinburgh EH2 I EL