Education and training in craft skills dentistry.

In order to best use available resources, the dental workforce needs to be sufficiently skilled to provide the correct treatment in the right place in the patient pathway, without need for escalation to secondary care. Education is a means to improve quality of healthcare with significance being placed on the proficiency of teaching and effectiveness of learning. The aim is to make the most efficient use of resources to upskill the existing workforce without significant reduction in the services that can be provided during training.

What makes a good psychiatrist? A survey of clinical tutors responsible for psychiatric training in the UK and Eire.

The characteristics of a good psychiatrist practising in the UK health services have been described in policy but not in practice. We set out to determine what key characteristics are required for an individual to be identified as a good psychiatrist to become a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. A postal survey of all clinical tutors responsible for psychiatric training in the UK and Eire was carried out.

New developments in assessment in orthodontics.

As part of the 'cutting edge' series in the Journal of Orthodontics this paper aims to describe current practice in assessment, suggest how assessment in orthodontics will change in the future and place this change in the context of changes in medical and dental education.

The International Fellowship Programme: some personal thoughts.

The International Fellowship Programme (IFP) was launched in 2003 under the name of the International Fellowship Scheme, its title being changed in 2004 because it was causing confusion to US doctors, who interpreted the word 'scheme' as having Machiavellian implications.