An 18 month pilot to assess the technical problems, educational and cost effectiveness of delivering small group teaching from dental schools in Central London to regional postgraduate centres and dental practices, using videoconferencing.  The four London Dental Schools and four peripheral sites have identical sets of equipment.  UPDATE JUNE 2001  -   The Provident Project was completed on 31 March 2001.  There will be papers in various journals this year.  The team is still a member of Telemedicine although not working so closely together.  The Project co-ordinators were Mr Ken Eaton of the Eastman Dental Institute, Dr Patricia Reynolds of King's Dental Institute, Mr Edward Odell of Guy's Dental Institute and Miss Carol Francis of the Royal London Hospital Dental Institute.  Claire Westerbeke was the Project Manager and is still  listed although the Project has now finished.    It is not really helpful if anyone contacts her since the Project is completed and as such she is no longer employed by Provident.   Any outside communications should be addressed to one of the four project co-ordinators above.