Community Dentistry — UK dental training 2026

Where you can train in community dentistry in 2026: 35 DCT places at 28 sites.

DCT posts including Community Dentistry

Site	Town	Region	Places
University Dental Hospital	Cardiff	Wales	6
KCHFT North East London Outreach Dental Service (borough-wide)	NE London (outreach)	London	3
William Harvey Hospital	Ashford (Kent)	Kent, Surrey and Sussex	2
King's College Hospital (Dental Institute)	London (Denmark Hill)	London	2
Glan Clwyd Hospital	Bodelwyddan (Rhyl)	Wales	2
Birmingham Dental Hospital (BCHC)	Birmingham	West Midlands	2
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham	Birmingham	West Midlands	2
New Cross Hospital	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	2
Northamptonshire Community Dental Service	Northampton	East Midlands	1
Kent Community Health NHS FT CDS (clinics across Kent)	Maidstone	Kent, Surrey and Sussex	1
Royal London Dental Hospital (Barts Health)	London (Whitechapel)	London	1
Cleator Moor CDS	Cleator Moor	North East	1
Newcastle CDS	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1
Tees CDS / County Durham & Darlington CDS (split week; CDD base Chester-le-Street)	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	1
Newcastle Dental Hospital	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1
University Dental Hospital of Manchester	Manchester	North West	1
Prince Charles Hospital	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	1
Holywell Community Hospital	Holywell	Wales	1
CDS Barry	Barry	Wales	1
Keir Hardie Health Park (CDS)	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	1
Swansea Central Clinic (CDS)	Swansea	Wales	1
York Hospital	York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1
KSS Middle Years Pilot	Crawley	Kent, Surrey and Sussex	0
London Middle Years Pilot (North)	London	London	0
Cumbria CDS (Carlisle Dental Centre; clinics Workington & Whitehaven)	Carlisle	North East	0
Wirral Community Dental Service	Birkenhead	North West	0
Bristol Dental Hospital / UHBW	Bristol	South West	0
Harrogate CDS	Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	0

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