The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP[UK]) is the academic home for general dental practitioners (GDPs) and dental care professionals (DCPs) in the UK. Part of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, the FGDP(UK) aims to promote excellence in the standards of patient care in general dental practice by encouraging involvement in postgraduate training and assessment, education and research.
The FGDP(UK) supports the career development of both GDPs and DCPs and recognises the value of an integrated dental team in modern dentistry.
FGDP(UK) Career Pathway
The FGDP(UK) is involved in a range of activities, from education and assessment to development of frameworks such as the Career Pathway, a clinical route to fellowship for GDPs that is structured around gaining credits on completion of accredited postgraduate courses.
Dentists with Special Interests
The FGDP(UK) also offers guidance for Dentists with Special Interests (DwSIs).
Postgraduate diplomas and certificates
The FGDP(UK) educational programmes include postgraduate diplomas in Implant Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Primary Dental Care , Primary Care Orthodontics and Diploma in Dental Health Services Leadership and Management . Visit our pages for Dentists to find out more. The first three programmes provide entry onto a top-up MSc programme for those wanting to gain additional master's-level education through the undertaking of a research project. The Faculty's other courses include the postgraduate , the Certificate in Appraisal of Dental Practices, and Certificate in Mentoring in Dentistry all of which are open to the whole dental team. There is also the Masterclass in Facial Aesthetics programme. Credits from any of these programmes can be used towards stage 2 of the Career Pathway.
DCPs also now have more educational opportunities with the FGDP(UK) via the Key Skills in Primary Dental Care assessment, a distance-learning CPD programme in the seven skills identified by the FGDP(UK) as vital to a high standard of patient care. Subject areas covered include medical emergencies, infection control and radiography. Visit the Key Skills page to find out more.
Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (MJDF)
We also offer the Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (MJDF), developed jointly by the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) and the Faculty of Dental Surgery of The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Visit our Professional Development pages to find out more.
Join the FGDP(UK)
Join the FGDP(UK) for discounts on many of our course offerings, alongside a wide range of other benefits including online verifiable CPD via our education journal, Team in Practice.
DCP affiliate membership costs as little as £30 per year - visit our members pages to find out more.
