About us

The dental postgraduate section of Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) supports postgraduate education and training for the whole dental workforce (dentists and dental care professionals) in Wales.

This includes Dental Foundation, Dental Core and Dental Specialty Training for dentists and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for dentists and dental care professionals (DCP). These activities are underpinned by appropriate educational research and quality assurance to ensure that they are of a high standard to meet the needs of dental professionals in support of their care for their patients.

Dental professional support

The dental postgraduate section of Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) has implemented a system to support individuals who are either looking to enter into the provision of primary dental care or who are subject to inclusion on the performers list in Wales or subject to remediation support or recommendations.

Useful resources

Here are some useful links that you may find useful

What we do

The dental postgraduate section is funded by the Welsh Government to ensure a high standard of education and training is delivered to dentists and DCPs throughout the principality.