How to apply to get back on the GDC Register (restoration)
If you have never been registered with the GDC before and you would like to apply for GDC registration, please take a look at the apply to register section.
If you're no longer registered because you have been working abroad, taken a career break, or been removed from the Register for non completion of CPD or for not paying the Annual Retention Fee you will need to:
- complete a form to apply for restoration
- have a medical examination and provide a character reference
- pay a fee
- give evidence that you have completed the required amount of continuing professional development (CPD)
- if you were practising overseas while off the Register, you must provide a letter of good standing from the relevant authority of the country/state in which you last worked
- if you were working in the UK while your name was erased from the Register, you and your employer will need to explain the circumstances in a letter. If this has occurred you are advised to contact your solicitor or defence organisation before submitting your application
If you haven't practised dentistry for some time you should contact the registration team to discuss your application before submitting it.
Complete the relevant restoration form for either:
and return it to the address given - we cannot accept faxed copies of the restoration form.
PLEASE NOTE: the dentist restoration fee for 2010 has not changed and remains at £548.
Since 31 July 2006 when the Dentists Act 1984 was amended, the PCC has operated under two parallel legal systems. If a complaint was received by the GDC before 31 July 2006 then the case is considered under ‘old rules’; if it was received after 31 July 2006 then it is considered under ‘new rules’.
A dental professional whose name has been erased from the Register under the 'old rules' may apply for restoration to the Register 10 months after they have been erased. The applicant may also submit testimonials from persons of standing in support of the application. Under the ‘new rules' a dental professional may apply for restoration 5 years after they have been erased.
To assist the Professional Conduct Committee in considering these applications, the Council's Solicitor first recalls the evidence which led to the erasure. The dental professional applying to be restored to the Register may then address the Committee and call witnesses in support of the application. The applicant may be represented by Counsel or a solicitor at the hearing.
Under the 'new rules' the Practice Committee may decided to restore a practitioner's name subject to certain conditions. The Committee may also decided to impose these conditions with immediate effect.
If you have previously been on the list of temporary registrants but have not been registered for a year or more, you will need to restore your name to the Register. You will need to complete a Restoration application form for your next contract of employment and provide a certificate of good standing from the dental authority of the country in which you last worked as a dentist. You will also be asked to present evidence of any continuing professional development (CPD) you have completed - please refer to the CPD information we sent you in your initial registration pack or visit the CPD section of our website. Please email Registration@gdc-uk.org confirming your previous registration number and details of your employment offer for one of the approved training posts to request a restoration form and details of the restoration procedure.