We are pleased to provide a consultation document on the GDC’s proposal for introducing a requirement of prior clinical experience for entry to the new statutory examination for overseas (non-EEA) dentists.

Since the new examination will no longer include a test involving the direct treatment of patients, the Council has recognised that a new entry requirement for the examination will need to be introduced to avoid the risk that candidates could gain registration without ever having practised on a patient. For this reason of patient protection, we are proposing to introduce a new entry requirement to the examination of prior clinical experience.

The General Dental Council would like to hear the views of current candidates, potential candidates, registrants, patients and others who may be affected by our proposal for prior clinical experience.

Download the consultation document:

 Introducing a requirement of prior clinical experience for entry to the new statutory examination for overseas (non-EEA) dentists as a PDF document or 

as a Word document

Please reply to:

Stephanie Lenn                                                                                                                    Clinical Experience Consultation
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London                                                                                                                                      W1G 8DQ

You can also reply by email to clinicalexperience@gdc-uk.org

The deadline for responses is 5.00pm on Friday 1 June 2007.
Please note that we cannot guarantee that any responses received after the deadline will be considered.

We look forward to receiving your feedback on this proposal.