Fellowship by equivalence

You may apply for admittance to Fellowship of the College by means of equivalence if you hold a Diploma of:

• Fellowship of the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FFGDP(UK))
• Certification by the American Board of General Dentistry
• Fellowship of UK & Ireland Royal Colleges or their Faculties of Dental Surgery (FDS)/ Dentistry (FFD)*
• Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS)
• Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRCDC)
• College of Dentistry of South Africa (FCD(SA))

Other equivalent awards may be determined by the College Council over time. Please note that we require evidence of a Fellowship which has itself been achieved by assessment (rather than equivalence).

In addition, Honorary Fellows of the College (FCGDent(Hon.) or former FGDP (FFGDP(UK)(Hon.)) who meet our standard requirements for admission to membership may be admitted to Fellowship.

How to apply

1 Register for membership	2 Upload evidence
Non-members only Register and set up payment for the annual fee	Upload your supporting evidence for your application
Register and pay	Go to portal

Please note that a Direct Debit payment may take two weeks to process; we will only process your application when payment is complete.

*Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FFDT(RCS Ed)) is accepted solely towards applications by means of experience (see Teaching, Learning & Assessment domain)