Supporting dentists in the south west

Health Education England south west is providing additional support to dentists who wish to gain their NHS performer number through Performers List Validation by Experience (PLVE.) By relocating to the south west, applicants will have their PLVE fees subsidised and credits towards postgraduate courses run by HEE in the south west. Practices offering a place will also receive subsidies towards the practice visit, Educational Supervisor interview and training.

The availability of these subsidies is time limited to Thursday 31 August 2023. Read the details of the offer below.

For practices wishing to take on a PLVE dentist in the south west between September 2022 and the end of August 2023.

• HEE SW will cover the cost of the initial practice inspection and ES interview where required (saving practices up to £810 in upfront costs).  Practices who have received an initial inspection since April 2022, will be able to reclaim these costs.
• HEE SW provide regular training for people wishing to become Educational Supervisors for PLVE dentists. The cost of this training will be reimbursed once their PLVE dentist has taken up their position in practice in our region (saving the practice a further £85).

For dentists wishing to come to the south west to start PLVE between September 2022 and the end of August 2023.

• HEE SW will subsidise the application fee by £200 (toward a total cost of £400)
• PLVE dentists working in the south west will receive a credit of £300 toward HEE courses held in the region, including hands on courses, to be used between September 2022 and March 2023.  A further £300 credit will be issued for use between April 2023 and end August 2023.
• For PLVE dentists staying in our region, HEE SW will cover the cost of the PLVE portfolio assessment for PLVE dentists who complete PLVE between September 2022 and the end of August 2023 (saving the PLVE dentist £800).  
• HEE SW will provide a bursary of up to £1000 for dentists who have recently completed PLVE in the south west and are still providing NHS care in our region.  This is in addition to the wider HEE SW bursary open to applications from all primary care NHS dentists in the south west.
• We understand that dentistry can be lonely, especially in a new place.  South west PLVE dentists are invited to a welcome session, in Bristol or Plymouth, to meet their peers and are encouraged to create networks providing peer support.