Dental Specialty Training (StR / DST) 2026
17 major specialty training centres, indicative DST vacancy numbers by region for the 15 entries below (including historical and unavailable streams), and post-level 2026 listings for London & KSS.
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2027 intake: Dental Public Health recruitment in England is paused. NHS England announcement.
Paediatric Dentistry: 2026 was the final ST4 recruitment year. ST1 recruitment now leads to a four-year run-through programme. Any ST4 entries below are historical 2026 listings. NHS England curriculum and recruitment update.
NCDCE 1: applications for DCT2 programmes starting in 2027 close at 23:59 on 19 October 2026; evidence uploads close at 4pm on 21 October.
NCDCE 2: applications for DCT3 and specialty programmes starting in 2027 closed on 1 September 2026; evidence uploads closed on 3 September. See the separate panel and appeals dates in the full timeline. NHS England NCDCE timelines.
All NCDCE and 2027 recruitment dates.
Training centres
Liverpool University Dental Hospital
University Dental Hospital of Manchester
Leeds Dental Institute
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Birmingham Dental Hospital
Bristol Dental Hospital
University Dental Hospital
King's College Hospital Dental Institute
Guy's Hospital (GSTT)
Royal London Dental Hospital (Barts Health)
UCLH Eastman Dental Hospital
Glasgow Dental Hospital & School
Edinburgh Dental Institute
Dundee Dental Hospital & School
Aberdeen Dental Hospital
School of Dentistry, Royal Victoria Hospital
DST vacancies by specialty (2026 round)
Orthodontics (ST1) (2026 round)
| Region | Indicative posts |
|---|---|
| East of England | 0–2 |
| East Midlands | 0–6 |
| London | 0–8 |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex | 0–3 |
| North East & Cumbria | 0 |
| North West | 0–1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 |
| Scotland | TBC |
| South West | 0 |
| Thames Valley & Wessex | 0 |
| Wales | 0–3 |
| West Midlands | 0–3 |
| Yorkshire & the Humber | 1 |
Oral Surgery (reviewed 13 May 2026)
| Region | Indicative posts |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | 0 |
| East of England | 1 |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex | 1 |
| London | 0 |
| North East | 2 |
| North West | 1 |
| South West | 2 |
| Thames Valley & Wessex | 1 |
| Yorkshire & the Humber | 1 |
| West Midlands | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| Wales | 0 |
Restorative Dentistry (ST1) (2026 regional numbers not published)
Regional numbers not published by NHS England for the 2026 round — check the official page.
Endodontics (2026 regional numbers not published)
Regional numbers not published by NHS England for the 2026 round — check the official page.
Periodontics (2026 regional numbers not published)
Regional numbers not published by NHS England for the 2026 round — check the official page.
Prosthodontics (official vacancy page: all regions TBC)
The direct official vacancy page was checked on 16 September 2026: all 13 regions say “To be confirmed”. No numeric regional figures are included in this 2026 dataset.
Paediatric Dentistry (ST1) (source table labelled 2024)
The official vacancy page labels its table as the 2024 recruitment round, alongside a 2026 curriculum update. Those figures are not reproduced as 2026 numbers.
Paediatric Dentistry (ST4) (2026 final recruitment year)
The former ST4 hub no longer displays vacancy content. 2026 was the final recruitment year; no regional figures are held in this dataset.
Orthodontics (ST4) (official page now covers 2027)
The official vacancy page now describes September/October 2027 starts and shows TBC. It does not establish the regional figures for this archived 2026 dataset.
Oral Medicine (source cycle requires confirmation)
The vacancy page refers to 2026 recruitment but gives a 20 September 2023 review date alongside its numbers.
Interpretation: the year of the numbers is unclear, so they are not assigned to the 2026 dataset.
Special Care Dentistry (2026 regional numbers not published)
Regional numbers not published by NHS England for the 2026 round — check the official page.
Dental Public Health (2027 England recruitment paused)
The official vacancy page now covers the 2027 England recruitment pause and local recruitment in the devolved nations. No regional figures are included in this archived 2026 dataset.
Dental & Maxillofacial Radiology (source cycle requires confirmation)
The vacancy page refers to 2026 recruitment but gives a 19 June 2023 review date alongside its numbers.
Interpretation: the year of the numbers is unclear, so they are not assigned to the 2026 dataset.
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (source cycle requires confirmation)
The vacancy page refers to 2026 recruitment but gives a 20 September 2023 review date alongside its numbers.
Interpretation: the year of the numbers is unclear, so they are not assigned to the 2026 dataset.
Oral Microbiology (not currently offered by NHSE)
Not currently offered by NHS England on the official recruitment page.
London & KSS: post-level StR listings 2026 (26)
Barts Health (Royal London)
- Restorative Dentistry StR (Restorative Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
- Paediatric Dentistry ST1 (Paediatric Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
- Oral Medicine ST1 (Oral Medicine) — job description (PDF)
Barts Health + KCFT
- Special Care Dentistry StR (Special Care Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
Barts Health @ Northwick Park
- Orthodontics ST1 (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
Barts Health @ Whipps Cross
- Orthodontics ST1 (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
GSTT + Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup
- Orthodontics ST1 (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
Guy's & St Thomas'
- Paediatric Dentistry ST1 (Paediatric Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
Guy's & St Thomas' + London/KSS
- Restorative Dentistry StR (Restorative Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
Kent Community Health FT
- Special Care Dentistry StR (Special Care Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
King's College Hospital
- Paediatric Dentistry ST1 (Paediatric Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
King's College Hospital + CLCH
- Endodontics StR (Endodontics) — job description (PDF)
Queen Victoria Hospital (East Grinstead) + GSTT
- Orthodontics ST1 (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
Rotation: GSTT, Barts Health & UCLH
- OMF Pathology StR (2 posts) (Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology) — job description (PDF) — Verified from JD: 2 full-time posts rotating across the three central London trusts (one starts at GSTT, one at Barts). Pathology at UCLH 250 Euston Rd; Guy's site for Head & Neck. TPD: Dr Krishna Suchak.
Royal Surrey (Guildford) + King's College Hospital
- Orthodontics ST1 (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
St George's + King's College Hospital
- Orthodontics ST1 (1 of 2) (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
- Orthodontics ST1 (2 of 2) (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
Surrey & Sussex Healthcare (East Surrey Hospital)
- Oral Surgery StR (Oral Surgery) — job description (PDF)
UCLH
- Special Care Dentistry StR (Special Care Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
UCLH Eastman Dental Hospital
- Restorative Dentistry StR (Restorative Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
- Orthodontics ST1 (1 of 3) (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
- Orthodontics ST1 (2 of 3) (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
- Orthodontics ST1 (3 of 3) (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)
- Paediatric Dentistry ST1 (Paediatric Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
- Paediatric Dentistry ST4 (Paediatric Dentistry) — job description (PDF)
William Harvey Hospital (East Kent) + GSTT
- Orthodontics ST1 (Orthodontics) — job description (PDF)