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DENTISTS
How to Register with the GDC
How to Register
with the GDC
Registration
Information for Dentists from European Economic Area States
Registration
Information for Overseas Dentists
How the GDC decide
whether an Overseas Dentist is entitled to Registration
The Process for Overseas
Dentists Required to take the IELTS and IQE Examinations
International English Language
Testing System (“IELTS”)
IELTS: The Process
The International Qualifying
Examination (“IQE”)
IQE: The Process
Temporary Registration
with the GDC
How
to Register with the GDC
The GDC is the regulatory body that maintains the Dentists Register
and the Rolls of Dental Auxiliaries (Dental Hygienists and Dental
Therapists) registering all those who wish to practise as dentists,
dental hygienists or dental therapists in the UK and hold the required
qualifications. To register please contact the GDC at the address
below, or visit their website:
Registration
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8DQ
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7887 3800
Fax: 020 7487 2643
Minicom: 18001 020 7887 3800 (via Type Talk)
For GDC registration enquiries, email: GDCRegistration@gdc-uk.org
Web Site: www.gdc-uk.org
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Registration
Information for Dentists from European Economic Area States
Dentists from EEA countries have the right to practice in the UK
with no visa or immigration limitations. Dentists and Dental Auxiliaries
from EEA countries wishing to work in the UK should therefore contact
the GDC for registration at:
Registration
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8DQ
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7887 3800
Fax: 020 7487 2643
Minicom: 18001 020 7887 3800 (via Type Talk)
For GDC registration enquiries, email: GDCRegistration@gdc-uk.org
Web Site: www.gdc-uk.org
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Registration
Information for Overseas Dentists
Dentists from countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”)
should contact the GDC to establish approval of their diploma in
dentistry. Once the GDC has approved your diploma in dentistry,
the GDC shall notify you immediately that you have been approved
for Registration. If the GDC does not recognise your diploma, you
will be required to take the Statutory Examination known as the
International Qualifying Examination (“IQE”). This examination is
a test of claimed competence and is an appropriately exacting method
of entry to the Dentists Register. Please note that before sitting
the IQE you will be required to produce an original certificate
showing that you have completed the International Language Testing
System (IELTS) examination with a minimum score of 7.0 in each individual
section. This is explained further in “The
Process for Overseas Dentists Required to take the IELTS and IQE
Examinations”
To establish approval of an overseas diploma in dentistry please
contact the GDC at:
Registration
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8DQ
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7887 3800
Fax: 020 7487 2643
Minicom: 18001 020 7887 3800 (via Type Talk)
For GDC registration enquiries, email: GDCRegistration@gdc-uk.org
Web Site: www.gdc-uk.org
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How the GDC decide
whether an Overseas Dentist is entitled to Registration
In deciding whether or not a diploma shall be an overseas diploma
recognised by the GDC, the GDC takes into consideration whether
or not yours is a diploma that would normally entitle you to practice
dentistry in your own country or the country in which your diploma
was granted.
An overseas dentist who is not granted approval to be placed on
the Register of Dentists but has been offered employment with a
UK institution or practice may, in these circumstances, apply for
registration on the GDC’s “Temporary Registration” register. Please
refer to the section “Temporary
Registration with the GDC” for the appropriate steps
for such registration.
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The Process for Overseas
Dentists Required to take the IELTS and IQE Examinations
On 1 January 2001 new regulations for the Council's statutory examination,
the International Qualifying Examination (“IQE”), came into force.
The objective of the IQE is to test the knowledge and skill of dentists
whose primary qualifications are not recognised for full registration
with the Council. Entitlement for registration is gained by successfully
completing the examination held at UK Dental Schools throughout
the year. In order to take the IQE, applicants will be required
to produce an original certificate showing a minimum score of 7.0
in each individual section of the academic International English
Language Testing System (“IELTS”) examination before they can be
entered for the IQE. Please see below for an explanation of what
these exams entail.
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International English
Language Testing System (“IELTS”)
IELTS tests the complete range of English language skills that will
commonly be encountered when studying, training or working in the
medium of English. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking
Modules. There is an option of either Academic or General Training
Reading and Writing Modules. Academic is suitable for candidates
planning to undertake higher education study. General Training is
suitable for candidates planning to undertake non-academic training
or work experience, or for immigration purposes.
Most Australian, British, Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions
accept IELTS and you will find that American academic institutions
are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes. IELTS
is also accepted by many professional organisations including the
New Zealand Immigration Service, the Australian Department of Immigration,
Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, the Australian Medical Council,
the UK General Medical Council and the UK Ministry of Defence.
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IELTS: The Process
Register to take the IELTS test. This does not need to be taken
in the UK, with over 100 centres around the world, you may take
this test at a centre nearest to you. See their website at www.ielts.org
where you can obtain details regarding the centre nearest to you,
details of the tests and download the brochure on IELTS tests which
gives examples of the tests and any other information you may need
to know. The tests are in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speech
skills and given in 4 modules:-
Listening - 30 minute test;
General Training Reading - 1 hour test;
General Training Writing - 1 hour test; and
Speaking - 11-14 minutes test.
The IELTS can be taken in over 100 centres around the world. You
can obtain further information from the British Council's website
at www.ielts.org
or from:
British Council National Advice Centre
Bridgewater House
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester M1 6BB
Telephone: 0161 957 7755
Fax: 0161 957 7029
Email: general.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Web Site: www.britishcouncil.org/health
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The International Qualifying
Examination (“IQE”)
The objective of the IQE is to test the knowledge and skill of dentists
whose primary qualifications are not recognised for full registration
with the GDC. Entitlement for registration is gained by successfully
completing the examination held at UK Dental Schools throughout
the year.
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IQE: The Process
IQE is in three parts:
1. Part A comprises written and oral examinations
in the basic sciences and human diseases with an oral examination
in clinical dentistry;
2. Part B consists of an operative test on a dental
manikin; and
3. Part C contains written papers in all aspects
of dentistry, an examination in clinical dentistry, an oral examination
in general dentistry, a practical clinical examination and an examination
in medical emergencies.
All three parts must be taken consecutively. The written examinations
are in the form of short multiple-choice answers.
Those dentists who hold the MFDS (Member of the Faculty of Dental
Surgery); or have passed the Primary/Part I Examination of the FDS
(Fellowship in Dental Surgery) of one of the Royal Surgical Colleges
of the UK; or have passed an examination recognised as equivalent
by the Dental Faculties of one of these Colleges; or have Part A
of the Intercollegiate LDS (Licence in Dental Surgery) will be exempt
from Part A.
Part B must be passed before candidates may attempt Part C. Parts
B and C must be passed within eighteen months of each other otherwise
Part B must be retaken.
Please refer to the GDC website for full details of timetable and
fees for examinations at www.gdc-uk.org
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Temporary
Registration with the GDC
Oversees dentists who are offered employment in the UK within an
NHS dental hospital, clinic or private dental practice and who hold
a diploma recognised in their own country but is not recognised
within the GDC Regulations, may apply for Temporary Registration
in order to take up the position offered to them. The process is
as follows:-
1. Request the appropriate application form,
return it completed in full to the Registrar of the GDC. Contact
details for applications are below:
Registration
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8DQ
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7887 3800
Fax: 020 7487 2643
Minicom: 18001 020 7887 3800 (via Type Talk)
For enquiries from or about overseas-qualified dentists who are
not entitled to full registration, email: TemporaryRegistration@gdc-uk.org
Web Site: www.gdc-uk.org
2. The documents you will be required to produce
to the GDC on returning your application will be a certificate signed
on behalf of the body responsible for the hospital or institution
certifying that you have been accepted for employment in a particular
post. The certificate should also certify that as your prospective
employer they have satisfied themselves that you, as the applicant:
i) are of good character, in good health, both
physically and mentally, possess the necessary knowledge of English
and have the requisite knowledge and skill for the efficient practice
of dentistry in the post in question;
ii) the certificate should also state whether the
post has been recognised by a dental authority as satisfying the
requirements for candidature for a higher dental diploma of that
authority;
iii) provide a further certificate signed by the
consultant responsible for supervising you in the post you have
been offered, certifying that at all times whilst you are practicing
dentistry, the consultant will ensure that you are subject to the
appropriate supervision.
Once the Registrar is satisfied that these requirements have been
met, Temporary Registration will be granted.
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