College of General Dentistry broadens membership eligibility

Registration with the General Dental Council or an equivalent overseas authority is normally required for entry as an associate member. However former registrants, and those who hold a relevant qualification but may not be required to register with the GDC due to their job role – such as dental academics – are now eligible to join.

Those wishing to join as full members (MCGDent), or upgrade to full membership, have until now been required, in addition to meeting the requirements for associate membership, to hold either the DGDP, MJDF, MFGDP(UK), MFDS or a postgraduate certificate level qualification in a ‘relevant dental subject’. However, full membership is now also open to those whose qualification is in a ‘subject relevant to the enhancement of oral healthcare’.