The Specialist Lists enable patients to identify registered dentists who have met certain requirements, and have been given the right by us to call themselves a ‘specialist’. Currently we hold 13 Specialist Lists: 

Special Care Dentistry
Special Care Dentistry is concerned with the improvement of the oral health of individuals and groups in society who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, emotional or social impairment or disability or, more often, a combination of these factors. This new specialty was formally established at the Council's meeting on 3 September 2008. To access the Council paper, please click here: GDC Regulations Governing the Specialist Lists.

Oral Surgery
Deals with the treatment and ongoing management of irregularities and pathology of the jaw and mouth that require surgical intervention.  This includes the specialty previously called Surgical Dentistry.

Orthodontics
The development, prevention, and correction of irregularities of the teeth, bite and jaw. 

Paediatric Dentistry
Concerned with the oral health diagnosis of children from birth until the age of 16 through appropriate preventative, education and treatment of services.

Endodontics
Concerned with the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries of the tooth root, dental pulp, and surrounding tissue.

Periodontics
Periodontics - Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and disorders (infections and inflammatory) of the gums and other structures around the teeth

Prosthodontics
Replacement of missing teeth and the associated soft and hard tissues by prostheses (crowns, bridges, dentures) which may be fixed or removable, or may be supported and retained by implants.

Restorative Dentistry
Deals with the restoration of diseased, injured, or abnormal teeth to normal function.
Includes all aspects of Endodontics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics.

Dental Public Health
This is a non-clinical specialty involving the science and art of preventing oral diseases, promoting oral health to the population rather than the individual.  It involves the assessment of dental health needs and ensuring dental services meet those needs. 

Oral Medicine
Concerned with the oral health care of patients with chronic recurrent and medically related disorders of the mouth and with their diagnosis and non-surgical management.

Oral Microbiology
Diagnosis and assessment of facial infection - typically bacterial and fungal disease. This is a clinical specialty undertaken by laboratory based personnel who provide reports and advice based on interpretation of microbiological samples.

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Diagnosis and assessment made from tissue changes characteristic of disease of the oral cavity, jaws and salivary glands. This is a clinical specialty undertaken by laboratory based personnel.

Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology
Involves all aspects of medical imaging which provide information about anatomy, function and diseased states of the teeth and jaws.