Dental Mentors UK

Development Day 2026

Preventive Mentoring: From Surviving to Thriving

Date: 7th November 2026

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons (38-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE)

5 hours verifiable CPD in Mentoring

A stimulating day of presentations and discussions on how best to mentor dental registrants through the GDC Fitness to Practice process towards thriving in practice

Registration Fees

Members:

Dentist - £150

Dental Care Professionals - £90

Non-members:

Dentist - £185

Dental Care Professionals - £120

For group rates and further information, please contact:dentalmentorsuk@outlook.com

Who are your speakers?

  • Dental Registrants who have been through the GDC Fitness to Practice process

  • Jason Wong, Chief Dental Officer, England

  • Theresa Thorp, GDC Executive Director, Regulation

  • Shamir Mehta, GDC Lead Clinical Adviser Fitness to Practise

  • Zoe Mack, LDC, DPASS

  • Stuart Johnson, LDC, DPASS

Agenda

10:00 - The Warning Signs - Understanding poor performance and the Mentor's role

11.30 - The Turning Point - Mentees share their experiences

12:00 - Lessons learned - Panel discussion

14:00 - Changing the culture - Stakeholder perspectives on embedding mentoring

15:20 - From Surviving to Thriving - Preventive mentoring and professional excellence

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Members of DMUK and non-members interested in mentorship including GDC Development Advisers, Foundation Trainers, Education Supervisors, Clinical Directors, Training Programme Directors, Clinical Tutors, Practice Owners, Dental Care Professionals, Practice Advisers, members of Practitioner Advice Support Scheme and ConfiDental.

  • A day with mentoring leaders. An open forum where you can learn from real lived experiences, discuss with the regulators and meet like minded colleagues who want to support dental registrants effectively.

  • Members:

    Dentist - £150

    Dental Care Professionals - £90

    Non-members:

    Dentist - £185

    Dental Care Professionals - £120

    For group rates and further information, please contact: dentalmentorsuk@outlook.com

  • Jason Wong – Chief Dental Officer, England

    Theresa Thorp – GDC Executive Director, Regulation

    Shamir Mehta – GDC Lead Clinical Adviser Fitness to Practise

    Zoe Mack - LDC, DPASS

    Stuart Johnson - LDC, DPASS