Registration application fees

All first-time applicants to the GDC Register must pay a registration application fee. This fee is made up of two parts; a flat rate to cover processing costs, and a variable rate to cover the costs of assessing the type of application.

This variable element results in six bands of fee, depending on the complexity of the assessment.

Applications for restoration and temporary registration renewal are currently exempt from a fee, as are applications to join a specialist list.

The application processing fee is non-refundable, and you will be required to pay it again if you make a new application. The assessment fee may be refundable in exceptional circumstances – for further information, please contact us.

You will be asked to pay the fee with a credit or debit card through your online account.

Registration fee

A separate registration fee is charged for entering your name onto the register. It covers you from the month you are registered through to the end of your registration cycle year. The fee payable is dependent on the month your application is completed. Payment is not requested until your application has been checked and meets all requirements for registration. 

Registration application fees

The six bands of registration application fee, effective from 16 January 2026, are listed below.

UK-qualified dentist or dental care professional (DCP)

• Dentists: you hold a primary dentistry qualification from a UK provider.
• DCPs: you hold a primary DCP qualification from a UK provider.

UK-qualified DCP additional title

• You are on the DCP register, and you have since completed an additional DCP qualification from a UK provider. You wish to add this DCP title to your registration.

Dentists with a relevant European diploma, a recognised overseas diploma or who have passed the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) 

• You hold a relevant European diploma listed in V.3 of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC 
• You hold a recognised overseas diploma
• You have passed the ORE Part 1 and Part 2

Overseas-qualified DCP

• You hold a primary qualification in a profession complementary to dentistry, obtained outside the UK.

Overseas-qualified DCP additional title

• You are on the DCP register and are seeking to add a further DCP title based on a qualification obtained outside the UK.

Temporary dentist 

You are a dentist who is not currently eligible for full registration to practise in the UK. You have been offered a supervised post for training, teaching or research purposes only, for a limited time period.