Enhance your restorative dentistry

Certificate & Diploma in Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry
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What our students are saying

Simran Baines

Associate Dentist in Mixed Practice
"I'd definitely recommend this course to anyone considering doing a PG diploma in restorative dentistry."

Anuschka Perold

Practice Owner
"Completing the Diploma and the MSc have provided me with restored inspiration for my career."

Dan Caga

Associate Dentist & CGDent Course Tutor
"It was delivered by experienced, knowledgeable clinicians, and I had received reassuring feedback about it from other clinicians."

David Gray

Specialty Registrar
"it was the Diploma in Restorative Dentistry that changed my everyday practice."

Vince Chen

Principal Dentist, Clinical Director & CGDent Examiner
"I would wholeheartedly recommend the CGDent restorative course."

Simon Khabra

Practising dentist
"it has changed me as a dentist; I'm so much happier, less stressed and more content in my professional life than I've ever been."

Andrew Parashchak

Private Practice Owner
"Without doubt, it was the best investment in my career."

Emily McConnell

Associate Dentist in Mixed Practice
"I found the course invaluable in my overall progression and development as a GDP."

Main benefits

This progressive postgraduate programme will enable you to deliver a nationally-recognised standard of restorative and aesthetic dentistry. 

We have been delivering this course for over 15 years (previously as FGDP UK) and so whether you want to enhance and extend your current clinical skills; are looking for a gateway to progress to specialist training or to provide evidence for contracts to deliver a specialist service in restorative dentistry this course is for you.

The Certificate Year:

Taking you to an enhanced level of restorative dentistry; acquisition of 60 Level 7 postgraduate credits and progression to the Diploma year.

1.5 days Induction (including minimally invasive dentistry)
2 days Periodontics
2 days Occlusion
1 day Endodontics
1 day Operative Dentistry

The Diploma Year:

A constantly evolving postgraduate course that has been in existence for over 15 year. When complete you will be equipped with skills of a Tier 2 or 'enhanced' practitioner.
2 days Periodontics (inc surgical training on Pig’s heads)
2 days Endodontics
2 days Fixed Prosthodontics
2 days Aesthetic and Direct Composite Placement
2 days Removable Prosthodontics
2 days Restoration of Implants

Your leads

The course is led by Nick Lewis & Phil Dawson who have over 50 years experience in dentistry and dental education.

The Programme Lead is Professor Mike Mulcahy an ex-Dean of the FGDP.

Phil Dawson

Course lead

“Successful participation in this course has opened many doors for me professionally - the latest being apointment as Associate Dental Dean for HEE.”
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Mike Mulcahy

Programme lead

“Mike is a past Dean of the FGDP; and is Honorary Professor of Primary Dental Care at the University of Kent.”
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Nicholas Lewis

Course lead

“Nick is now predominantly based at the Royal Surrey in his NHS Consultant role and maintains a teaching commitment as a Clinical Lecturer at the Eastman/ UCL.”
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Spaces still available for Sept 2022

To deliver the care and attention needed to reach the standard you deserve we intentionally keep classes small, we only accept around 30 students per year.

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