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Reviewing new programme submissions
In 2021/22, we received requests to consider four new programmes of education. After inspecting these, we granted provisional approval for these programmes to start accepting students. This means that approximately 150 additional places are now available for students. We will inspect the programme and examinations in the final year of each programme to ensure that the education standards have been met. This is to ensure that students qualify with the right experience and training needed to register to practise in the UK.
The four new programme submissions are set out below:
| 2021-2022 New programme submissions | ||
| Dental Hygiene | Dental Therapy | Dental Nursing |
| 1 programme | 1 programme | 2 programmes |
Review of Education 2021-2022
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Standards of Education
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Reviewing new programme submissions Open Drop
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Monitoring dental education programmes
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Inspections
- Performance against Individual Standards and Requirements Open Drop
- Performance against Standard 1 – Protecting patients (Requirements 1-8) Open Drop
- Performance against Standard 2 – Quality evaluation and review of the programme (Requirements 9-12) Open Drop
- Performance against Standard 3 – Student assessment (Requirements 13-21) Open Drop
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Quality Assurance of Specialty Education Open Drop
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Specialty curricula review Open Drop
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Recruiting inspectors (education associates) Open Drop
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Student Engagement work Open Drop
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Learning outcomes review Open Drop
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Development plans for 2022/23 and beyond Open Drop