Joint CDO/CMO/CNO officer event Between October 13-16 2026, Professor Field was invited to attend the joint Chief Dental, Medical and Nursing...
GRaDUATE (guiding renewal for dentistry through unified approaches to training and education) is a longitudinal project which represents various ADEE activities; the primary aim is to reform oral health professional education using an open and transparent multi-stakeholder approach.
The project is overseen by members of the GED taskforce and the content and structure of GED is directly informed by the GRaDUATE project work.
Prof James Field
Prof Sibylle Vital
Dr Jonathan Dixon
Assist Prof Argyro Kavadella
Prof Gábor Gerber
Dr Nibal Sabri
Feel free to explore the project timeline, below.
GED timeline
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2004
Profile and Competences for the European Dentist.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2005.00369.x -
2009
Profile and Competences for the European Dentist – Update 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00609.x -
2015
GED Taskforce established to renew the curriculum documents.
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2017
The Graduating European Dentist: A New Undergraduate Curriculum Framework published within a special edition of the EJDE.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.12307
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2020
Digital version of the GED curriculum launched on the ADEE website.
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2024
Domain V: Research added to better reflect the needs of graduating dentists.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.13040 -
2025
The successes of the GED framework over the past 7 years captured in an EJDE article.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.13058 -
2025
Dublin stakeholder event with 50+ participants exploring OHP education challenges and priorities.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.70028 -
2026
Copenhagen stakeholder event - participants explored the ways in which dental students are monitored and how they progress through their clinical training.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.70234 -
2026
Copenhagen declaration - In February 2026, a coalition of representatives from across the dental community gathered in Copenhagen to further discuss undergraduate training requirements
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2026
Dublin stakeholder event - Irish EU Presidency - In September 2026, ADEE’s Graduating European Dentist taskforce hosted the third in its series of stakeholder forum meetings, at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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2026
Quality in Dental Education - GED Curriculum Chair, Professor James Field, has co-authored a timely article exploring the distinctions between quality assurance, quality improvement and accreditation in dental education
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2026
CDO/CMO/CNO Event Kilmainham, Dublin EU Presidency event - In October 2026, Professor Field attended the joint CDO/CMO/CNO event under the auspices of the Irish EU Presidency, to forge links with chief dental officers and WHO policy holders
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2026
GRaDUATE Activity and Updates
Mon, Oct 12 2026
ADEE’s Graduating European Dentist taskforce hosted the third in its series of stakeholder forum meetings, at the Royal College of Surgeons in...
Thu, Sep 03 2026
Meeting of the GED Stakeholders 24th September Dublin, Ireland We very much look forward to exploring the curriculum components of GED further at our...
Tue, Apr 21 2026
First multi-stakeholder declaration for the future of dental undergraduate training April 2026, Copenhagen The WHO Global oral health action plan...
Thu, Jan 29 2026
Meeting of the GED Stakeholders 25th February Copenhagen, Denmark We are very much looking forward to our second stakeholder gathering in 12 months...
Sat, Mar 01 2025
First multi-stakeholder event for the GED 5th and 6th February 2025 Dublin, Ireland In early 2024, the GED Taskforce held an in-person stakeholder...
