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Career pathways in general dental practice - filling the big void

British Dental Journal volume 233, pages 284–285 (2022)Cite this article

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  • Understand why career pathways are needed in general dental practice.

  • Give information about a new way of approaching career development.

  • Explain the College of General Dentistry Career Pathway.

  • Explain the College of General Dentistry Certified Membership Scheme.

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  1. Educational Supervisor in Dental Foundation Training since 1996 and currently President of the College of General Dentistry; GDP, Birmingham, UK

    Abhijit Pal

  2. Chair of the Board of Trustees of the College of General Dentistry, Formerly Deputy Chief Dental Officer for England; Formerly Chair of the Local Professional Network for dentistry in the West Midlands, UK

    Janet Clarke

  3. Past Vice-President and currently Chair of the Certified Membership Scheme Working Group of the College of General Dentistry; Clinical Tutor at King´s College Hospital; GDP, Surrey, UK

    Roshni Karia

  4. Associate Editor, BDJ Perspectives, UK

    Avijit Banerjee

  5. Chair of the Careers Pathway Reference Group of the College of General Dentistry; GDP; Senior Clinical Teacher in Aesthetic Dentistry at King´s College Hospital, Senior Clinical Advisor to the GDC, UK

    Shamir Mehta

  6. Chief Executive of the College of General Dentistry, Formerly Director of Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), UK

    Simon Thornton-Wood

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Pal, A., Clarke, J., Karia, R. et al. Career pathways in general dental practice - filling the big void. Br Dent J 233, 284–285 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-4907-1

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