Evaluation of Tier 5 Medical Training Initiative opportunities in dentistry.
Summary of "Evaluation of Tier 5 Medical Training Initiative opportunities in dentistry."
This paper reviews the first two years of overseas postgraduate dental placements in the UK under the Medical Training Initiative (MTI), which is part of Tier 5 government authorised exchange. Details of the objectives of the programme, the trainees appointed, specialty areas studied and length of training are described. The methods used for assessing the training are reported. It is concluded that the objectives of the MTI have been met in dentistry and that Tier 5 provides a valuable opportunity for establishing international links in postgraduate clinical dentistry.
Affiliation
Department of Restorative Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6FH.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: British dental journal
ISSN: 1476-5373
Pages: 231-5
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22402542
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2012.175
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