eGDCSpecialist list application pack
Eligibility for entry onto the specialist lists is set out in regulations made by our Council.
Depending on your personal circumstances, your application to join a specialist list needs to follow a particular route – please see the relevant section below. To apply, please read the application guidance and download the appropriate application form.
CCST applicants
If you have completed a GDC-approved course of specialty training leading to the award of a certificate of specialist training (CCST), the appropriate application forms and guidance will be sent to you once we have received a recommendation from the UK regional deanery under which you trained.
Swiss applicants
You may be able to apply to join a specialist list if you are a Swiss dentist within the meaning as given by the European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (EFTA States) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and you are currently registered with the GDC as a dentist.
If you fall into this category, please contact the Assessments team and include your nationality, whether you hold specialist dental qualifications from outside of the UK, or if you have knowledge and experience derived from academic or research work. Our Assessments team will provide you with the relevant application form and guidance.
Your application will be assessed against your individual circumstances.
Assessed application forms
For UK and overseas qualified dentists without a CCST, alternative evidence can be considered for entry onto a specialist list. These routes are for those who do not hold a CCST, and are able to provide evidence which demonstrates equivalence to a CCST via their chosen route. Please refer to your application form to determine which route is appropriate for your evidence.
You will need to submit a separate application for each speciality you wish to apply for.
Please download the appropriate application pack below which contains guidance on how to present your application portfolio and the application form.
Please also complete the relevant Summary Information Sheet, and return this with your application.
Complete applications
Applications are only complete when all the documentation requested in the application form and guidance has been submitted. We always require original or certified copies of documentary evidence.
We also encourage applicants to be explicit with the evidence they submit for assessment. Evidence submitted for entry to a specialist list will be assessed on the basis of equivalence to the training leading to the award of a CCST.
Fees
Should your application be successful a fee of £345 (per speciality) will need to be paid to be entered onto the specialist list. If you are applying for entry in November or December, you will also need to pay the annual specialty retention fee of £72 (per specialty) for the following year. Payment will be processed once an application has been confirmed as successful for the following year.
If you are enclosing original documents with your application and would like these returned by recorded delivery, there is a £10 fee. Please ensure to tick the relevant box on the application form. This fee can be paid via your eGDC account.