Managing your career in dentistry

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Associates

Advice for members working as self-employed associates, including on contracts.

Employed dentists

Advice for salaried members in the CDS/PDS, academia, armed forces, and other employed settings through our network of workplace accredited representatives (ARs).

Mediation and tribunal

Our expert advisors help members with disputes, offering mediation to avoid costly litigation but also represent members where tribunals are required.

UDA value checker

Estimated UDA value for all NHS contracts in England for comparison between practices and the local and national averages.

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Accredited representatives in the workplace

The work of our network of excellent Accredited Representatives is essential to our success as a trade union.

Mediation

Mediation involves an impartial third-party helping parties reach agreement. Our advisors are experienced accredited mediators who are successful in helping members resolve conflict.

Tribunal

A tribunal is a judicial body that is responsible for upholding workspace justice. It’s the main forum for deciding disputes between employers and workers over employment rights.

Leave entitlements

This advice describes the contractual annual leave entitlement of dentists employed under the national terms and conditions for the Community Dental Service (CDS) in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and the Public Dental Service (PDS) in Scotland.

Flexible working

This advice, which is relevant to all salaried members, provides information about the right to request flexible working, including who is eligible, how to apply, and the obligations on an employer receiving such a request.

Employment contracts

Get information about written terms of employment, employment status, contracts, rights and variations here.

Job planning, appraisal and pay progression

This advice provides key information about job planning and appraisal and how these inform incremental pay progression for dentists working in the salaried dental services (community dental services and public dental services).

CV writing

A CV gives you the opportunity to grab attention and get an interview. It tells the story of what you have done and what you can do. Ultimately, it should highlight why you are the best person for the job.

Enhanced CPD

The Enhanced CPD (ECPD) scheme encourages you to plan your CPD in relation to your training and development needs, consider the best way to obtain it, to reflect on what you have learnt, the resulting changes to your practice, and to keep records.

Specialty training

This guide provides an overview of dental specialty training in the UK and aims to cover key issues to consider and the main organisations that are involved.

Associates self-employment status

This advice gives an overview on the various employment statuses of associates in a dental practice.

Associate contracts in general dental practice

This advice should help you to develop a suitable associate agreement that clearly states the responsibilities of the owner and the associate (and avoid some of the pitfalls).

Career development reading

This collection of articles from BDJ In Practice offering insights into career development in dentistry and the options open to dentists throughout their careers.

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