In your final year of uni? One of the many hoops you'll have to jump through this year is applying for a DFT/VT Post. Jimmy Boyle is the Assistant Director of Postgraduate Dental Education in Scotland as well as a General Dental Practitioner. His experience in these roles as well as his time spent as both a VT Trainer and VT Advisor make him perfectly suited to giving you an insight into what to expect from DF1/VT as well as the application process.

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology involves the diagnosis of diseases of the mouth, jaws, face and neck by microscopic examination of tissue samples. In the following article, Professor Keith Hunter, Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, discusses how you can establish a career in this field.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery deals with the diagnosis and treatment, both surgical and non-surgical, of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck. In the following article, Tom Handley discusses how you can establish a career in this field.

Oral Microbiology involves the diagnosis and assessment of facial infection, typically bacterial and fungal disease. This is a clinical specialty undertaken by laboratory-based personnel who provide reports and advice based on interpretation of microbiological samples. In the following article, Deborah Lockhart, Specialist Registrar in Microbiology, discusses how you can establish a career in this field.

Oral Medicine is concerned with the oral health care of patients with chronic, recurrent and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region, and with their diagnosis and non-surgical management. In the following article, Professor John Gibson, Consultant in Oral Medicine, discusses how you can establish a career in this field.