Revalidation

Revalidation is the way in which, in the future, registrants will demonstrate to us that they continue to have the knowledge and skills required to practise in accordance with our Standards for dental professionals, in order to remain registered.

We are committed to developing a model of revalidation that is workable, proportionate and cost effective. 

Research

We are also undertaking research and information gathering to inform our proposals where appropriate, as part of evidence-based policy making.  

The project initiation document (PID) for revalidation for dentists sets out the objectives and key steps in developing revalidation and some indicative timeframes. The revalidation for dentists PID can be found here:

Revalidation PID (333KB, PDF)

Consultation and analysis

In late 2010 we held a public consultation on our proposals for revalidation for dentists. This consultation is now closed.

Revalidation consultation document (290KB, PDF)

Following an analysis of the consultation responses, we published a statement in October 2011:

Post-consultation statement on revalidation for dentists (173KB, PDF)

Find out more about revalidation

For further information on revalidation, please see our revalidation questions & answers.

Contacting us

If you have any comments or queries on revalidation, please email us at revalidation@gdc-uk.org.