Sir, we would like to take the opportunity of formally thanking our colleagues for the recent successful online delivery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Bi-collegiate Specialty Membership examinations in Restorative Dentistry (the examination diet of which will be completed in November) and Orthodontics. In addition to all staff within the examinations department and all examiners, we are particularly indebted to the Faculty Board of Examiners Chairs Andrew Eder and Charlotte Eckhardt; and the Lead Examiners Paula Ng, Phil Tomson, Mark Ide, Andrew Paterson and Jadbinder Seehra for the restorative and orthodontic examinations, respectively.
The respective examination teams for both of these dental specialty assessments have worked tirelessly over the last few weeks to organise and deliver robust and fair revised-format diets for these two cohorts of specialty trainees. In line with the recent General Dental Council statement relating to dental specialty training,1 the mode of delivery for these examinations has been successfully adapted to an entirely remote format. This has meant that career progression has not been significantly delayed for these trainees, but they have been able to undertake their formal assessments in a safe and responsible manner in relation to the needs of maintaining appropriate social distancing during a period of increasing COVID-19 spread within the United Kingdom population.
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General Dental Council. Joint statement on arrangements for dental education and training, while measures are in place to control the spread of COVID-19. Version 2. 1 September 2020. Available at: https://www.gdc-uk.org/news-blogs/news/detail/2020/09/01/joint-statement-on-arrangements-for-dental-education-and-training-while-measures-are-in-place-to-control-the-spread-of-covid-19-(version-2-dated-1-september-2020) (accessed November 2020).
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Cobourne, M., Garrett, M., Cross, N. et al. Exam appreciation. Br Dent J 229, 568–569 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-2360-6
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