Annual Retention Fee (ARF)
The ARF is the fee all dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) must pay each year to remain on the Dentists Register or Dental Care Professionals Register.
The deadline for payment of the 2008 retention fee has now passed. To apply to restore your name, click on the restoration page to download the forms.
Unfortunately we experienced problems with the annual retention fee collection process this year. We are aware that these issues have caused our registrants problems and we apologise for the inconvenience caused. As a direct result we extended the payment period until the end of February to allow for issues to be resolved before any registrants were removed from the registers for non-payment of the annual fee.
If you have a query about your fee payment please let us know on 0845 222 4141.
Click here to see the fees for 2008 and 2007.
If you are registered solely as a dental nurse or a dental technician, you are due to pay your first ARF at the end of July 2009. The application fee that you paid to register for the first time during the transitional period (31 July 2006 to 30 July 2008) covers you for your first year of compulsory registration (31 July 2008 to 31 July 2009).
If you are applying for registration for the first time, you can click here to see the current application fees.
If you have any queries about the ARF, please look at our Frequently Asked Questions first. You may find the answer you want straight away. If you don't find the information you want, you can contact the Income Collection Team by phone on 020 7009 2720 (Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17.00 UK time), or by email ICT@gdc-uk.org