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MFDS RCSEd versus MJDF RCSEng

Why choose Edinburgh?

(1) Premier UK & International College

Dental Fellows & Members = 10% in Scotland

(2016) 50% in England
6% in Wales & Northern Ireland
34% Overseas

Surgical Fellows & Members = 9% in Scotland

(2016) 41% in England
5% in Wales & Northern Ireland
45% Overseas

(2) Friendly & Respectful College Ethos

88% of members choose to affiliate with Edinburgh because of its

unrivalled Prestige and/or because of its renowned reputation as the
“Friendly” College

71% of members consider dentists have an overall better experience

sitting an exam in Edinburgh than in any other Surgical College (2010
Survey Results)

(3) Oldest Surgical Heritage

RCS Ed RCS Eng

Incorporation
of Barber Surgeons 1505 1540

Royal Charter 1506 1800

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MFDS RCS MJDF RCS

Edinburgh England

PART 1 PART 1

Paper 1 (Reciprocity) Paper 1

(CCFQs + SBAs) (SBAs)

PART 2 PART 2
OSCE OSCE
(10 Stations) (14 Stations)
(120 mins) (147 mins)

Member of the Faculty of Dental Surgery Member of the Joint Dental Faculties
RCSEd RCSEng

Includes: Undergraduates & After 6 Years members MUST

Pre-Membership Affiliates, Dental Care choose to affiliate & subscribe
Professionals, Members & Fellows in to either one or to both
Hospital or in General/Specialist practice

No Differentiation FDS FGDP

No Segregation (Hospital) (Practice)
All Equally Valued (Academics)

Key: CCFQs = Case Cluster Format Questions; SBA = Single Best Answer Questions; FDS = Faculty of Dental Surgery;
OSCE = Objective Structured Clinical Examination; FGDP = Faculty of General Dental Practitioners.