Mentoring in Dental Practice

Entry requirements

• Applicants must be experienced dentists/dental care professionals currently registered with the General Dental Council with the ability to benefit from study at Level 7 (providing evidence on the application form of former study at level 6 or above, or considerable experience of relevant professional development activities) and willing to undertake the role of mentor in dental practice.
• Evidence of undertaking formal preparation in the development of others e.g. Advanced Certificate Facilitation of Learning in Healthcare Practice, PGCE, Cert Ed, Preparing to teach in the Lifelong learning sector will normally be required.
• For candidates without a teaching qualification, attendance at an additional one day “Supporting Learning” workshop will be required during the course.

Months of entry

January

Course content

About the course

If you’re a dental professional and you’d like to mentor others our Advanced Certificate Mentoring in Dental Practice is for you. The course will equip you to support others to fulfil the requirements of professional practice in dental care.

This is a double module worth 40 credits for would be mentors. The programme consists of a mix of online workshops and self-directed study over the course of six months. The course includes the practical application of mentoring in your own practice.

WHY STUDY WITH US

• The course is delivered via Microsoft Teams. Giving you a fully interactive and immersive online experience. You’ll work independently, supported by peers and staff on structured tasks and related assignments.
• As you progress you’ll develop critical knowledge and an understanding of the theory, practice, context and associated research applied to a mentoring programme.
• On completion of the course, you’ll be well placed to apply the role of the mentor in a practice setting. The programme is geared towards learning through hands-on experience and development of skills rather than purely lecture-based approach.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• You’ll look at best practice in mentorship, reviewing theories and evidence, as well as roles and boundaries in the mentoring relationship.
• You’ll identify ways of improving performance and wellbeing and sources of support for mentors and mentees. You'll need to identify a mentee prior to beginning the course who you'll be able to work with in practice.
• You'll study legal and ethical aspects of the mentoring relationship as you develop.

LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT

You’ll learn through online lectures, small academic group discussions, presentations and practice-based mentoring activities.The course is taught by subject specialists from the University and selected guest speakers.

A reflective case-based report gives you the chance to critically examine the challenges of mentoring. You’ll use a specific case study and demonstrate how you’d address these challenges. You'll also be expected to present an overview of a specific element of your mentoring journey alongside a professional discussion of your mentoring journey.

Fees and funding

For information on fees and funding, please visit our Mentoring in Dental Practice course page.