Major changes to the Career Pathway and Fellowship regulations (as outlined below) have taken place. For more information on these changes please click here to view the FAQ sheet.
The Diploma of Fellowship of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FFGDP[UK]) marks the end of the Career Pathway and gives practitioners the opportunity to demonstrate that all that has been learned from a programme of structured continuing education and training has been put into practice, and the practice and practitioner are capable of delivering the highest standards of patient care.
The assessment is candidate-led and evidence-based. Each candidate will be able to collect the evidence they need to demonstrate to the Assessors that have achieved the standards of competence as set out in the curriculum for the Fellowship diploma. This evidence will collectively form a portfolio of evidence, details of which are included in the regulations for the Fellowship diploma.
The Fellowship diploma is open to dentists who have achieved 180 credits on the FGDP(UK)'s Career Pathway, are registered to practise dentistry in the UK, and have normally worked in a primary dental care environment for no fewer than five years.
If you wish to check that a dentist is registered to practice in the UK, you can search the registers of the General Dental Council.
Clinical Fellowship via the Career Pathway
Candidates are required to be members of the FGDP(UK) and enrolled on the Faculty's Career Pathway in order to submit for the clinical assessment of the Fellowship diploma.
The clinical assessment requires candidates to present cases, clinical audits and practice portfolio, and to demonstrate that they currently work in a primary dental care environment and will continue to do so throughout the assessment process. The curriculum and regulations for the Fellowship diploma provide further information. The assessment calendar and fee information is below:
Assessment dates:
| May 2012 |
| Submission of Log Diaries, Portfolio of Evidence and remaining fee due |
16 March 2012 |
| Fellowship assessment days |
10 May 2012 |
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| Fee |
£1900, payable in two instalments of £950 |
| November 2012 |
| Submission of Log Diaries, Portfolio of Evidence and remaining fee due |
14 September 2012 |
| Fellowship assessment days |
6/7 November 2012 |
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| Fee |
£1900, payable in two instalments of £950 |
Once candidates are members of the FGDP(UK) and have enrolled on the Career Pathway, there are resources available to help prepare for the clinical assessment of the Fellowship diploma. If you are a member of the FGDP(UK), please enter your login details on the left hand menu or from the home page to view the following resources:
Candidate's Guide to the Fellowship
Practice Questionnaire
Application Form
Fellowship by non-clinical assessment
The non-clinical assessment for the Fellowship diploma has been developed to mark the achievements of those not currently practising (and so ineligible to be assessed via the clinical route), but have made exceptional commitment and contribution to primary care dentistry in other ways, such as education, research, leadership, management or innovation. Both methods of assessment, clinical and non-clinical, lead to the award of the same diploma - the FFGDP(UK).
Click below to download pdfs containing further information about the Fellowship diploma by non-clinical assessment.
Regulations for the non-clinical Fellowship
Candidate's guide for the non-clinical Fellowship
Application form for the non-clinical Fellowship
The assessment calendar and fee information is below:
| Application and CV deadline |
25 November 2011 |
| Confirmation of eligibility |
Week commencing 12 December 2011 |
| Submission of Portfolio of Evidence and remaining fee due |
8 March 2012 (second fee of £800 upon submission of Portfolio)
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| Fellowship assessment days |
3 or 10 May 2012 (TBC) |
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| Fee |
£1600, payable in two instalments of £800 |
Contact us
If you have any further queries or would like more information about the Fellowship, please do not hesitate to contact the FGDP(UK) Examinations Department on 020 7869 6752 or email fgdp@rcseng.ac.uk.
