DFT national recruitment
Dental Foundation Training National Recruitment Timeline For 2025/26 Training Year
| Key dates for information 2025/26 | |
|---|---|
| Advert appears and applications open | 06 August 2024 |
| Advert and applications close | 03 September, 2024 |
| Online Situational Judgement Test (SJT) | 7 November - 19 November, 2024 |
| Applicant Preferencing | 3 April - 5 May 2025 |
| Regions (HEIW) informed of offers | 9 June, 2025 |
| Local allocation process |
17 - 19 June, 2025 - Allocated trainees to rank the practices in order of preference. 27 June, 2025 - HEIW will allocate trainees to practices based on their National recruitment rankings. |
| NWSSP onboarding | 1 July, 2025 |
| Dental Foundation Training Start Date | 1 September, 2025 |
For any queries relating to Dental Foundation Training recruitment or applications please contact Applicant Support via Applicant Support Portal.
Application process
Application forms will be available on the national recruitment portal once applications open on 6 August 2024. Please note that the vacancies advertised may be subject to change prior to interview.
Eligibility
Before applying please ensure you read the Dental Foundation Training – National Applicant Guide 2019 and the Person Specification to assess your suitability. There are also guides available in the resource bank of the national recruitment portal to assist you with completing your application.
Late applications will not be considered.
View a DFT SJT Practice paper.
- A presentation to Support Entry into training
- A presentation to outline the national recruitment process in Wales
Information to support DFT National Recruitment Preferencing
To support the preferencing process, we have attached the resources below to help you with your preferencing:
Scheme maps
- Cardiff and Barry scheme map
- Glamorgan scheme map
- Newport and East Wales scheme map
- North Wales scheme map
- Swansea and West Wales scheme map
- Swansea Vale scheme map
Other resources
Hannah Crowe talks about her experience of Dental Foundation Training in Wales
If you have any queries / questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
David Hannington - David.Hannington3@wales.nhs.uk
Associate Dean for Dental Foundation Training (Wales)
Gabrielle Lloyd - Gabrielle.Lloyd@wales.nhs.uk
Dental Foundation Training Manager