Fellowship by experience

1. Register and pay online for the first year’s fee for a Fellow at cgdent.uk/join
2. Complete the online application form, showing how you meet the criteria set out below.
3. Upload the evidence to support your application to our Evidence & Qualifications portal

You must complete all three steps for your application to be considered.

1. Register to upgrade your membership.
2. Complete the online application form, showing how you meet the criteria set out below.
3. Upload the evidence to support your application to our Evidence & Qualifications portal

The criteria for the clinical domain of capability are:

• Show that you have been a GDC recognised Specialist AND demonstrated activity as a referral practitioner; OR
• Demonstrate that you have the training and/or experience to provide clinical care to the level of a practitioner with a UK clinically-oriented Postgraduate Diploma AND EITHER
  • That the training included an assessment of the clinical capability of the candidate OR
  • The practitioner can demonstrate being a referral practitioner (or having such experience for retired applicants). Non-UK qualifications will require specific assessment by the Panel.

GATEWAY CRITERIA FOR THE CLINICAL DOMAIN

You will meet the clinical requirement if you provide evidence of holding any of the following:

• UK regulated Postgraduate Diploma or Masters in a clinical subject (qualifying as 120 Credits minimum in the UK CAT scheme)
• Masters in Clinical Dentistry (MClinDent)
• CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics
• FGDP Diploma in Implant Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Orthodontics or Minor Oral Surgery from RCS England
• Membership in Advanced General Dental Surgery, RCS Edinburgh (MAGDS)
• Diploma in Implant Dentistry from RCS Edinburgh
• Membership in General Dental Surgery from any UK Royal College, or RCS Ireland (MGDS)
• Membership of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgery
• Specialty Membership of a UK Royal College
• Accredited Full Member of the British Association for Cosmetic Dentistry
• Fellowship of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry

The criteria for the Teaching, Learning & Assessment domain are:

• Demonstrate that you have at least four years’ experience in a substantive academic post related to dentistry OR
• Demonstrate that you have at least four years’ experience in a role as an appraiser, assessor or mentor in an official capacity OR
• Demonstrate that you have worked in a role where you have made a substantial contribution to the delivery of pre- or post-qualification training, including provision of CPD.

GATEWAY CRITERIA FOR THE TEACHING, LEARNING & ASSESSMENT DOMAIN

You will meet the requirements for capability in Teaching, Learning & Assessment if you provide evidence of the following:

• One of:
  • A PG Certificate in Medical Education, OR
  • Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), OR
  • Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Trainers (RCS Edinburgh)
• AND evidence of at least four years’ experience in a paid teaching role, either
  • with a regulated UK Higher Education provider (including Visiting Lecturer status), OR
  • as a Educational Supervisor / Trainer in a recognised NHS Foundation or Dental Core Training or equivalent scheme

For the Leadership & Management domain, you will need to demonstrate:

• Six years service in a role where the key qualities of leadership and management have been exhibited. The qualities we expect to be shown are:
  • Demonstrating personal qualities of effective leadership and management
  • Setting direction
  • Working with, and managing others
  • Managing services
  • Improving services

Examples of evidence may include the following, for which we will require evidence of specific leadership achievements in post:

• Substantial experience in a Clinical leadership role in a corporate dental environment or Community Dental Service or Educational Institution.
• Substantial service in a national committee or equivalent of a bona fide national dental organisation, for at least five years (for example BDA, GDC, FGDP, CGDent, RCS, BADN, SBDN,BSDHT, BADT, Committees of NHS bodies, indemnity organisations).
• Chair or Secretary in a UK LDC for at least five years.

GATEWAY CRITERIA FOR THE LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT DOMAIN

You will meet the requirements for Leadership & Management capability if you provide evidence of any of the following:

• Fellowship of the Faculty of Leadership & Management
• Postgraduate Diploma or Masters in a Leadership/Management subject
• Acted as a Practice Principal for at least ten years (evidenced by reference from a Chartered Accountant) with evidence of a satisfactory external assessment within three years such as:
  • a CQC/NHS Scotland/HIW/RQIA (or equivalent body) report currently showing no areas for improvement
  • BDA Good Practice certificate
  • Denplan Excel certificate
  • Investors in People certificate
  • Foundation Training Practice Review certificate
• UK Training Programme Director in Dental Foundation Training/Vocational Training for at least six years
• Associate Dean for a NHS Education body for at least four years
• Dental Tutor employed by an NHS Education body for at least six years
• Holding a post as a Clinical Dental Advisor for at least six years:
  • NHS Clinical Advisor, OR
  • CQC/NHS Scotland/HIW/RQIA (or equivalent) Advisor, OR
  • Clinical Advisors for a UK-based dental corporate organisation
• Holding the post of CDO or Deputy CDO of a UK nation OR
• Holding the post of a Consultant in Dental Public Health for at least 6 years
• Admitted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists

For the Publications & Research Domain, you will need to demonstrate:

• Involvement in research related to Primary Dental Care, or activities contributing to the improvement of knowledge and the evidence base, by:
  • Publications in peer reviewed journals;
  • Receipt of research grants or awards;
  • Presentation and dissemination of the results of your research;
  • Contribution to working parties or guidelines;
  • Involvement in Clinical Audit (continuous involvement over a significant period of time).
  • Commissioned authorship of relevant, peer-reviewed textbooks.

GATEWAY CRITERIA FOR THE PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH DOMAIN

You will meet the requirement for this domain if you produce evidence of any of the following:

• Masters level qualification in a relevant dental subject or subject relevant to the enhancement of oral healthcare, including a research dissertation
• MPhil or PhD in a relevant dental subject or subject relevant to the enhancement of oral healthcare
• At least five publications, of which at least one must be a first author paper, in peer-reviewed publications relevant to dentistry or the enhancement of oral healthcare.

For the Law & Ethics Domain, you will need to demonstrate:

• Substantial experience of one or more of the following:
  • Law, ethics, dento-legal issues and risk management as it affects patient care;
  • Providing ethical and dentolegal advice which can include: case handling experience in relation to complaints, clinical negligence or regulatory cases; providing or assessing performance and expert reports;
  • Contributing to the development or presentation of formal guidelines, or relevant educational resources in law and ethics or risk management.

GATEWAY CRITERIA FOR THE LAW & ETHICS DOMAIN

You will meet the requirements of the Law & Ethics domain if you produce evidence of:

• A postgraduate qualification (Certificate or Diploma) in a legally-related subject of relevance to dentistry, OR
• a Law degree or LLM together with five years’ experience in any of the following:
  • a dento-legal advisor, OR
  • a decision-maker on a regulatory panel, OR
  • an expert witness – undertaking Part 35 compliant expert reports and giving live evidence (minimum 60 reports or giving live evidence as an expert on at least 20 occasions)