Early years postgraduate learning and training in prosthodontic dentistry: 2019 and beyond.

The intended outcome of dental education is to produce dental clinicians who have the knowledge, technical skills, personal attributes, values and professional outlook to deliver the highest level of patient care. Due to the development and improvement of dental materials and clinical techniques, combined with a steady rise in patient expectations and complaints, prosthodontics has developed into a dental speciality recognised by the General Dental Council. Going forward, there will be a requirement to provide complex and difficult operative and prosthodontic dentistry. Much will be replacement and repair of existing failing work, with the application and choice of newer materials and clinical approaches. How does the dental education sector respond to this challenge? This article attempts to discuss potential solutions for training and education, for all levels of prosthodontics in the UK.