Dental Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF) 2026
All 14 NIHR dental ACF posts allocated for 2026, at 9 universities. An ACF combines clinical training (DCT or StR level) with 25% protected, NIHR-funded research time — the usual first rung of the clinical-academic pathway.
🗺 Explore ACF posts on the interactive mapNIHR allocated posts list
King's College London Dental Institute
- Orthodontics — StR level · post ACF-2026-17-012
- Dentomaxillofacial Radiology — StR level · post ACF-2026-17-013
Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences
- Oral Medicine — StR level · post ACF-2026-01-015
- Special Care Dentistry — StR level · post ACF-2026-01-016
Plymouth Peninsula School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Oral Surgery — StR level · post ACF-2026-24-011
UCL Eastman Dental Institute
- Dentomaxillofacial Radiology — DCT level · post ACF-2026-18-015
- Paediatric Dentistry — DCT level · post ACF-2026-18-016
University of Bristol School of Oral & Dental Sciences
- Oral Surgery — StR level · post ACF-2026-25-016
University of Central Lancashire School of Medicine & Dentistry
- — DCT level · post ACF-2026-29-003
University of Leeds School of Dentistry
- Paediatric Dentistry — DCT level · post ACF-2026-02-007
- Paediatric Dentistry — DCT level · post ACF-2026-02-008
University of Manchester School of Dentistry
- Restorative Dentistry — StR level · post ACF-2026-06-013
University of Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry
- Paediatric Dentistry — StR level · post ACF-2026-04-007
- Oral Surgery — StR level · post ACF-2026-04-008
ACFs are advertised via Oriel by the host partnership, usually alongside the DCT/DST rounds — timing varies by partnership. See timelines.