A new internet-learning service has been launched in the UK to aid dentists with their training .
The new initiative covers foundation curriculum for dentistry's general professional training (GPT) and is one of several initiatives in different specialties that make up the e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) initiative.
The new service has been put together by the four dental faculties of the Royal Colleges in England, Edinburgh and Glasgow and is being funded by the Department of Health .
Members of the dental faculties said the collaboration – the first of its kind – represents a "major step forward for dentistry in the UK" .
The e-LfH project will enable the faculties to develop e-learning to support the GPT curriculum and provide the necessary information for candidates preparing for the MJDF and MFDS exams.
It will feature a structured, educational format with assessment exercises that will be accessible from the faculties' websites, while the content will also be suitable for continuing professional development and revalidation purposes, both for dentists and dental care professionals.
The program will be available throughout the UK and at no cost to all NHS trainees and anyone with an NHS contract .
