Regulation 7 Minimum requirements of specialist dental training

The GDC shall not approve specialist dental training intended to lead to the award of a CCST unless that training meets the conditions specified in article 35 of the Directive (specialist dental training), or under article 22(a) of the Directive (part-time training) F2would be treated as meeting those conditions.

The GDC may withdraw any such approval if it is satisfied that the training no longer meets, or under article 22(a) of the Directive F3would no longer be treated as meeting, the conditions specified in article 35 of the Directive.

Part-time specialist dental training is permitted, under conditions approved by the GDC, where training on a full-time basis would not be practicable for well-founded reasons; and accordingly the GDC may approve part-time training which satisfies—

The curriculum and any other requirements relating to the training for the specialty, as they have effect from time to time, must be published.

For the purposes of meeting the conditions specified in article 35 of the Directive under this regulation, the reference in article 35 of the Directive to article 34 of the Directive is, in relation to training begun on or before 18th January 2016, to article 34 disregarding the amendments made by Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th November 2013.