The Wales Dental Therapy Foundation Training Programme is aimed at Dental Foundation Therapists to provide the training and education required to practise in the General Dental Practice environment.
Emphasis is placed on continuing professional development throughout the course. The Foundation Therapist is encouraged to develop and expand the clinical and personal skills learned as a student or in other branches of dentistry.
Following registration with the General Dental Council, an ethical practitioner will keep up to date by attending meetings, trade shows and undertaking courses available on the DCP Programme.
Dental Therapists are valued members of the dental team, whose role has developed significantly over recent years. They provide a wide range of services for patients, including taking radiographs, treatment planning, performing direct restorations within their scope of practice and the extraction of primary teeth.