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Annual Direct Debit

Annual ​Direct Debit is one of the simplest ways to pay your annual retention fee (ARF) and provides you with a number of advantages.

1. You will be protected by three important safeguards:

  • An immediate money back guarantee from your bank in the event of an error.
  • Advance notice if the date or amount changes at any time.
  • The right to cancel at any time.

2. Your payment is made automatically. This will ensure that your fee is never forgotten.

3. Once your Direct Debit is set up, you won’t have to contact us to make a payment or write a cheque each time your ARF is due.

Key dates for DCPs: Annual Direct Debit

You must set up your Direct Debit by Midnight, 31 May. The annual Direct Debit payment of £96 will be taken on or around the first working day in July.

Key dates for dentists: Annual Direct Debit

You must set up your Direct Debit by Midnight, 31 October. The annual Direct Debit payment of £621 will be taken on or around the first working day in December.

Please remember, the annual Direct Debit only takes care of the payment part of your annual renewal. To complete your annual renewal, you must still login to eGDC to make your indemnity declaration and CPD statement.

If you have a Direct Debit set up to pay your ARF, we will claim the fee as one sum from your bank account.

If we receive notice from a bank that an annual Direct Debit payment has failed, we will write to you to let you know that payment is still required by the ARF payment deadline.

Please remember to let us know immediately if your Direct Debit details change by sending us an email. If you forget to do this, we may not be able to claim your ARF by Direct Debit. This could put your registration at risk and result in you being removed from the register for non-payment and not being able to practise in the UK.

How to set up your annual Direct Debit online

You can set up an annual Direct Debit on eGDC. If you do not have an eGDC account you will need to create one first. An eGDC account allows you to manage your registration online. You can also use it to update your contact information, set up, cancel or amend a Direct Debit and log your continuing professional development (CPD) hours.

How to set up your annual Direct Debit by post

If you would prefer to send in a paper mandate you can download and print this annual Direct Debit form, complete it and return to the address provided on the form.

Set up annual Direct Debits for more than one person

If you are an employer who would like to set up annual Direct Debits from one bank account for several registrants, you can print our multiple annual Direct Debits form, complete it and return it to the address provided on the form.

Before each ARF collection, we will send the account holder an update to inform them who is due to pay their ARF. This form will show each registrant that is being paid for via annual Direct Debit and allow names to be easily removed or added.