Dental Care Professional (DCP) titles refer to Dental hygienist, Dental therapist, Orthodontic therapist, and Dental nurse. In order to work on these titles, one needs to have registration with the General Dental Council, UK. 

This page is useful if you lie in the following two conditions:

• If you hold a primary degree in any of the dental care professional courses.

• If you have applied for DCP titles before the 8th of march

As per the latest guidelines published by GDC, the applicants must have the primary qualification of DCP titles in their home country to apply in the UK. From 8th March onwards, overseas dentists can no more apply for these titles and are not eligible to register themselves. 

DETAILS OF THE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR OVERSEAS DENTAL HYGIENISTS, DENTAL THERAPISTS, AND DCP TITLE HOLDERS

STEP-1: Download the application form from the GDC website by filling some basic personal details like name, qualification, resident country, address, etc. GDC usually sends you the application package free of cost in a couple of days (although, it's mentioned that GDC might take upto 10 days to send the application package)

STEP-2:  Filling up the forms in a certain way and attachment of list of documents as a part of the application package

• DCP application

• Certified copies of ID (passport), undergraduate degrees, transcripts, undergraduate mark sheets, postgraduate degrees, and mark sheets (for MDS candidates)

• Fully completed learning outcome form

• Original character reference and professional reference

• Certified passport-size photograph by a character referee

• Good standing certificate for council

• List of CPD and certificates (if applicable)

• Evidence of English

• A syllabus (certified copy)

• Translations of any documents which are not issued in English

• Evidence of name change (if applicable)

• A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) (if applicable)

• Any additional document

Apart from this list, a few more documents might be asked by GDC to prove your competencies. 

This is a crucial step and all your documents will be scrutinized and verified during the verification process and before the final decision is made. 

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STEP-3: After completing Step-2, the whole application package should be sent to GDC in hard copies through courier.

STEP-4: Once the application will be received by GDC, they will send the payment link to your registered mail id along with your application reference number which can be quoted for further communication with GDC. Following payment by the applicant, GDC will start processing the application.

STEP-5: Soon the case worker will be allotted to the application and the verification process starts.

STEP-6: During verification, there are possibilities of objection and refusal letters from GDC quoting certain deficiencies. Applicants need to reply the GDC within a specific period of 28 days usually. 

YOU MAY CONTACT US FOR ADDRESSING SUCH OBJECTIONS AND QUERIES OF GDC ON THE APPLICATION AT ANY POINT OF TIME AND AT ANY STAGE OF YOUR APPLICATION

STEP-7:  Once all the verification has been completed by the GDC, applicants receive the acceptance letter from their case worker.

STEP-8:  After a few cross-verifications, the case worker is going to send the registration link through which applicants can register themselves with GDC for their respective titles and start practicing in the UK.