Fellowship by equivalence

You may apply for admittance to Fellowship of the College by means of equivalence if you were a Fellow of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FFGDP(UK)), if you have been Board Certified by the American Board of General Dentistry, or if you hold a fellowship elsewhere that we have deemed to be of equivalent standing:

• 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.

*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)