Dental core training
Post Dental Core Training Fellowship
The Post Dental Core Training Fellowship gives individuals, who have already completed Dental Core Training, the opportunity to continue training. It offers the opportunity to broaden knowledge and experience within the dental profession in preparation for specialty training, general practice or other branches of dentistry. These are 12-month posts, commencing on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.
Applications for DCT Fellowship are NOW open. Apply HERE and submit self-assessment form as per the instructions below.
Please note - applications are not considered complete until your self-assessment form has been submitted to HR Trainee Services – Service Desk (HR Trainee Services - Jira Service Management (atlassian.net). When submitting your self-assessment, please include your Jobtrain candidate ID number so we can match it to your application.
Recruitment Documents
Recruitment 2026
Timetable
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Date |
Action |
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Wednesday, 27th May 2026 |
Jobtrain opens for DCT4 Applications |
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By Monday, 8th June 2026 |
Post Descriptors to be published on the PSD Scotland website |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 |
Jobtrain closes for DCT4 applications |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 |
Applicant Deadline for DCT4 Self-Assessment Form to be sent to Dental Recruitment team |
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By 19th June 2026 |
Invites to interviews issued
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Thursday, 25th June 2026 |
Interview date |
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By the end of June |
Interview outcomes
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July-August 2026 |
Pre-employment checks – completed by health board |
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Wednesday, 2nd September 2026 |
Training posts commence |
Dental Core Training
Recruitment for Dental Core Training (DCT) posts is run nationally by NHS England, via the DCT National Recruitment Office. All information relating to the recruitment process, including the recruitment timeline for posts commencing in September 2026 can be accessed via their website: Dental Core Training (DCT) | Dental Hub.
Any posts available in Scotland will be made available on this page as per DCTNRO timeline and prior to any preferencing.
You will be able to see our last years available posts below, which may indicate to you what types of posts are likely to be available in 2026, noting that these are not part of 2026 recruitment and will be updated.
Post Descriptors for DCT1 posts commencing September 2026
West Region
- DCT1 Scotland - Crosshouse Hospital (OMFS) then Public Dental Service Kilmarnock [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary OMFS & Oral Surgery Then Public Dental Service Dumfries [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Forth Valley Hospital OMFS & Oral Surgery Then Public Dental Service Forth Valley [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital (Oral Surgery) (1) [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital (Oral Surgery) (2) [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Orthodontics Then Public Dental Service Wishaw [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry Then Public Dental Service East Kilbride [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service Dumfries Then Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary OMFS & Oral Surgery [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service East Kilbride Then Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service Forth Valley Then Forth Valley Hospital OMFS And Oral Surgery [PDF]
- dct1-scotland-public-dental-service-kilmarnock-then-crosshouse-hospital-omfs.pdf [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service Wishaw Then Glasgow Dental Hospital Orthodontics [PDF]
South East Region
- DCT1 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute, Paediatric Dentistry Then Public Dental Service Chalmers Dental Centre And Pennywell All Care Centre 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Fife OMFS For 6 Months Then Public Dental Service Cowdenbeath Fife For 6 Months [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service Chalmers Dental Centre And Pennywelll All Care Centre Then Edinburgh Dental Institute 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service Cowdenbeath Fife For 6 Months Then Fife OMFS For 6 Months [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service Howden Health Centre And Duncan Street Health Centre Then St Johns Hospital 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland St Johns Hospital Then Public Dental Service Howden Health Centre And Duncan Street Dental Centre 26 27 [PDF]
East Region
- DCT1 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Emergency Restorative Then PDS Broxden, Perth And Kings Cross, Dundee [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland PDS Broxden, Perth And Kings Cross, Dundee Then Dundee Dental Hospital Emergency Restorative [PDF]
North/North East Region
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service UHI House And Robertson Health Centre, Alness Then Raigmore Hospital Oral Surgery [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Raigmore Hospital Oral Surgery Then Public Dental Service UHI House And Robertson Health Centre, Alness [PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Aberdeen Dental Hospital Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Then Public Dental Service Marquis Road[PDF]
- DCT1 Scotland Public Dental Service Marquis Road Then Aberdeen Dental Hospital Aberdeen Royal Infirmary [PDF]
Post Descriptors for DCT 2 posts commencing September 2026
West Region
- DCT2 Scotland Crosshouse Hospital OMFS 12 Months (1) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Crosshouse Hospital OMFS 12 Months (2) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary OMFS Oral Surgery For 12 Months [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Forth Valley OMFS Oral Surgery And Orthodontics 12 Months [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery Then Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry Then Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry And Research [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry Then Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Special Care Dentistry And Oral Medicine For 12 Months [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Public Dental Service Parkhead Hub For 12 Months [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS 12 Months (1) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS 12 Months (2) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS Then Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery [PDF]
South East Region
- DCT2 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Restorative Dentistry Then Oral Surgery 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland St John's Hospital OMFS 26 27(1) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland St John's Hospital OMFS 26 27(2) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Victoria Hospital OMFS And Orthodontics 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Victoria Hospital Fife OMFS [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Oral Surgery Then Paediatric Dentistry 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Oral Surgery Then Restorative Dentistry 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Paediatric Dentistry Then Oral Surgery 26 27 [PDF]
East Region
- DCT2 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Restorative [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Special Care Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Perth Royal Infirmary And Ninewells Hospital OMFS 1 [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Perth Royal Infirmary And Ninewells Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Oral Surgery And Restorative [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Oral Surgery [PDF]
North/North East Region
- DCT2 Scotland Raigmore Hospital, Oral Surgery And Orthodontics, And Public Dental Service , UHI House, Inverness [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Aberdeen Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OMFS Then Aberdeen Dental Hospital Oral Surgery (1) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OMFS Then Aberdeen Dental Hospital Oral Surgery (2) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Aberdeen Dental Hospital Oral Surgery Then Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OMFS (1) [PDF]
- DCT2 Scotland Aberdeen Dental Hospital Oral Surgery Then Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OMFS (2) [PDF]
Post Descriptors for DCT 3 posts commencing September 2026
West Region
- DCT3 Scotland Crosshouse OMFS (1) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Crosshouse OMFS (2)[PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Forth Valley OMFS And Oral Surgery Then Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Forth Valley OMFS And Oral Surgery (1) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Forth Valley OMFS And Oral Surgery (2) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Paediatric Dentistry [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry (1) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Glasgow Dental Hospital Restorative Dentistry (2) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS (1) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Queen Elizabeth University Hospital OMFS (2) [PDF]
South East Region
- DCT3 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Paediatric Dentistry And Orthodontics 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Special Care Dentistry And Restorative [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Oral Surgery Then St John's Hospital OMFS [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Edinburgh Dental Institute Oral Surgery With Oral Pathology [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland St John's Hospital OMFS 26 27 [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland St John's Hospital OMFS Then EDI Oral Surgery [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy OMFS And Orthodontics [PDF]
East Region
- DCT3 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Dental Oral Surgery And SDCEP [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Dental Public Health And Orthodontics [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Oral Medicine, Oral And Maxillofacial Pathology and QI [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Paediatric [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Dundee Dental Hospital Restorative And Quality Improvement [PDF]
North/East Region
- DCT3 Scotland Aberdeen Dental Hospital Restorative [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OMFS (1) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OMFS (2) [PDF]
- DCT3 Scotland Aberdeen Dental Hospital Restorative [PDF]
Skilled Worker Sponsorship
NES is now responsible for issuing Certificate of Sponsorships (COS) to Dental Trainees in Scotland who require Skilled Worker sponsorship.
For further information on this, please go to the Scottish Medical Training website.
Contact us
If you have any questions please contact us by going to the Service Desk here and submitting a support request.
Last updated: 11/12/2023