Standards and guidance

This section contains formal GDC guidance and other information for dental professionals.

Standards for the Dental Team Guidance on indemnity and insurance

Standards for the dental team

Standards of conduct, performance and ethics that govern dental professionals.

The Scope of Practice sets out the skills and abilities each registrant group should have.

Dental professionals must have indemnity or insurance in place before they practise.

Guidance on reporting requirements for health, criminal, and regulatory matters.

Handling complaints from patients about dental professionals.

To keep patients safe, only registered dental professionals can legally provide dental treatments.