Course Information
Date: 23/09/2026
Start Time: 09:30
Completion Time: 6 Hours
Venue: NIMDTA, 42 Beechill Road,Belfast, BT8 7RL
Speakers: Name of Speaker(s)
NI RCS Eng Orthodontic Therapy course Aim and objective
The FDS RCS England Orthodontic Therapy Course will involve a 4-week core course based in Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency and 8 study days which will be detailed in the course information, and then workplace training in an appropriate hospital orthodontic or orthodontic practice clinical setting. This provides a list of the hospital or practice requirements for the orthodontic therapy course.
The Student Orthodontic Therapist
The following is a list of obligations of the student orthodontic therapist. The trainer will need to ensure that the student fulfils all these obligations:
- Attend the practice or hospital department for the agreed hours and perform such clinical duties as appropriate for patient care and personal learning needs.
- Determine personal learning needs in discussion with the trainer.
- Maintain and keep up to date the logbook and be prepared to submit it for inspection when requested.
- Take an active part both in weekly tutorials with the trainer and periodic progress reviews.
- Attend all the core courses and all study days organized during the training period; normally the only reason for not attending a study day will be sickness [prior written approval from the course directors must be obtained for absence from the core course and study days other than sickness].
- Ensure that holidays do not lead to absence from the study days.
- If you experience an illness or other serious personal difficulty, which prevents you from attending study days or completing the course in the time allocated then you will need to discuss any extenuating circumstances and possible extensions to your studies providing evidence to support this as necessary.
- Complete a set project during the training period.
- Adhere to all the course rules and regulations
These areas will be assessed on the workplace inspection prior to the course starting
A Safe practice environment
- Compliance with all necessary legislation including Health and Safety
- Infection control demonstration
- Appropriate medical emergency drug kit
- Examination of drug kit and emergency oxygen supply
- Date and evidence of CPR training
B Equipment and instrumentation
- Identified clinical space for student orthodontic therapist
- Appropriate quality and quantity of contemporary orthodontic instrumentation and materials
- Light cure systems
- Access to radiographic equipment for panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs
- Access to digital photography
- Appropriate storage and retrieval system for study casts
- Availability of appropriate orthodontic educational resources e.g. books; videos; journals
C Support staff and practice organisation
- Nursing support identified for student therapists for every patient
- Appropriate administrative and secretarial support
- It is key the student works as an orthodontic therapist and does not undertake previous roles they had undertaken in the workplace.
- Availability of practice literature and patient information leaflets for orthodontic treatment
- Good quality clinical records [photos, study models, and radiographs]
- Appointment book – sufficient time for procedures and treatment of non-medical emergencies [guidelines to be provided]
- Clinical audit/peer review undertaken
- Clinical governance in place
D The practice as a training environment
Access to internet and email and computer with standard Microsoft software.
Proximity of trainer – every patient will need to be seen by the trainer
Colleagues other than the trainer prepared to be involved if required
Range of work [variety of malocclusions and treatment approaches in common use]
Use of a laboratory providing appliances to an appropriate standard
Resources
Dietary Requirements
Please advise the Dental Continuing Education Team dentalcourses.nimdta@hscni.net if you have any dietary requirements.