Get your PgCert in just 12 months
PgCert Small Animal Dentistry
Become a dynamic small animal dentist! Develop your confidence and skills in Small Animal Dentistry and gain a valuable qualification in just 12 months with this PgCert Small Animal Dentistry from CPD Solutions and validated by The University of Lancashire.
The 12 month duration of the programme gives you a valuable qualification quickly. This means minimal disruption for you, your family and your practice and you can put your new skills to use straight away.
Download a brochure now or book a call with our PgCert team to learn more today.
Next Intake
The next intake for the PgCert Small Animal Dentistry is in October 2026.
Reserve your place with a deposit of just £997 + VAT.
The CPD Solutions Commitment
We know a PgCert is a big step in terms of time, dedication, and investment. That’s why we created The CPD Solutions Commitment.
If, after your first attendance session, you decide a PgCert isn’t right for you, we’ll credit the balance of your investment towards any other CPD Solutions training — from Practical Courses and Online CPD to Webinar Club Memberships and OnTrack programmes.
(This applies to the CPD Solutions PgCert fee only, not the separate University Registration Fee.)
You can take your next step with confidence, knowing your career development is fully supported.
A modern work-based PgCert that could transform
you and your practice
Develop Your Clinical Skills
Nine full days of hands-on practical Dentistry training.
The best way to develop your dentistry skills is by practising techniques in a supportive environment with the direct help of expert and approachable tutors.
You’ll cover essentials of small animal dentistry; feline dentistry and exodontics; and paediatric, geriatric and advanced small animal dentistry.
New Skills
New and enhanced practical skills to enable you to carry out more effective procedures in your practice, increase practice revenue and provide a more convenient in house service for your patients and their owners.
Focused Attendance Sessions
Just three, highly-practical attendance sessions, each of 3 days, to reinforce your learning, teach you new practical skills and minimise disruption to your life. Held at the CPD Solutions Training Centre in Studley, Warwickshire.
Module 1: Essentials of Small Animal Dentistry
Module 2: Feline Dentistry and Exodontics
Module 3: Paediatric, Geriatric and Advanced Small Animal Dentistry.
Gain A Valuable Qualification
The PgCertDent delivered by CPD Solutions and validated by the University of Lancashire represents 60 academic credits at Masters Level 7 within the Quality Assurance Agency’s higher education framework.
Assessment of the PgCert Small Animal Dentistry is via reflective portfolios, consisting of a case log (minimum 15 cases Module 1, minimum 10 cases Modules 2 and 3) and a 4000 word critically reflective essay for each module.
Extensive Learning Resources
The course is delivered via blended learning. Each module comprises 21 hours of face to face practical workshops, 15–25 hours of directed online learning and 143–154 hours of self-directed study.
Extensive online resources provide a framework for your studies – webinars, Online Mini Series, self-assessment MCQs, access to the University elibrary and resources including online text books and online access to the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, and bespoke reflective writing resources. With unlimited access during your study.
You also benefit from a full 12 months of additional access to the CPD Solutions resources after you complete your PgCert.
Get The Support You Need
You’ll get support from your tutors throughout the course. Face to face practical sessions will help develop your dentistry and decision-making skills, and your personal tutor will guide your self-directed studies with constructive feedback on your work.
Your academic tutors are small animal dentistry experts Alex Smithson, Gerhard Putter, Alix Freeman and Andrew Perry.
Can I Register for this PgCert?
Applicants for this study route must hold a veterinary degree and have at least 2 years postgraduate clinical experience.
Applicants must have access to suitable veterinary clinical cases to facilitate work-based learning reflections.
UK based applicants must be on the RCVS UK practising register. EU/International students who are not RCVS members will need to satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of The University of Lancashire.
Practical Attendance Session Dates
Module 1
7th to 9th Oct 2026
(3 days)
Module 2
3rd to 5th Feb 2027
(3 days)
Module 3
16th to 18th Jun 2027
(3 days)
Venue
CPD Solutions - Training Centre, Studley, UK
Outstanding value
Your PgCert is a major commitment of TIME and MONEY.
We want to do everything we can to make it a huge success.
Let’s look at what added value you get with your investment in a CPD Solutions PgCert:
* CPD Solutions PgCert fee. You also need to register with validating University for that PgCert and pay their fee. The University of Central Lancashire fee is £2750 (no VAT applies) for UK students or £4400 for EU/International students. The University of Chester fee is £2835 (no VAT applies) for UK students or £4425 for EU/International students.
