This section helps assess your academic and professional qualifications for College membership.
Your Qualifications
We will now ask about your qualifications.
Do you hold a postgraduate qualification in a clinical or technical subject?
A postgraduate qualification is a qualification above bachelor’s degree level (Level 7 or above in the Regulated Qualifications Framework in England and Wales), such as a postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, master’s degree or doctoral degree.
If your qualification does not meet this requirement, you may still be eligible to apply through the Fellowship by experience pathway.
Learn more about postgraduate eligibility
Your Qualifications
You have a postgraduate qualification in a clinical or technical subject.
Is your postgraduate qualification externally accredited?
Your qualification should be accredited by a recognised awarding or regulatory body.
In the United Kingdom, university postgraduate qualifications are accredited through recognised higher education frameworks. Non-university qualifications may be accredited by organisations such as EduQual or other bodies regulated by Ofqual or the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
We recognise postgraduate qualifications that are typically awarded as a postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, master’s degree or doctoral degree (Level 7 or 8 in the Regulated Qualifications Framework in England and Wales).
Your Qualifications
You hold an accredited postgraduate qualification in a clinical or technical subject.
How many Credits does your qualification carry?
Credits are used within the UK Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. One credit typically represents ten hours of learning.
Qualifications are considered if they are relevant to dentistry or oral healthcare.
Examples of relevant qualifications include:
- Master’s in Clinical Dentistry
- Master of Dental Surgery
- Postgraduate Diploma in a dental or oral healthcare subject
- Doctoral degree (PhD) in a relevant subject
Learn more about qualification levels and credits
Your Qualifications
You do not hold a postgraduate qualification that meets our requirements (60 credits at Level 7 in the UK Framework for Higher Education Qualifications).
Do you hold a Royal College or Dental Faculty membership diploma?
These diplomas may provide eligibility for Full Membership of the College.
| MFDS | Membership of a Faculty of Dental Surgery |
| MJDF | Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties |
| DGDP | Diploma in General Dental Practice |
| MFGDP(UK) | Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice |
Your Qualifications
Based on your qualifications, please answer the following question.
Do you hold one of the following recognised professional or clinical diplomas?
These qualifications may provide eligibility for Associate Fellowship of the College.
| DPDS | Diploma in Postgraduate Dental Studies |
| FGDP(UK) | Diploma in Implant Dentistry |
| FGDP(UK) | Diploma in Primary Care Oral Surgery |
| FGDP(UK) | Diploma in Restorative Dentistry |
| FGDP(UK) | Diploma in Orthodontics |
| RCS(Ed) | Diploma in Implant Dentistry |
| MGDS | Membership in General Dental Surgery |
Your Qualifications
Based on your answers, you do not currently meet the postgraduate or professional qualification requirements.
However, you may still be eligible through your experience.
Do you have extended skills and experience in practice in the following field:
Restorative Dentistry
Additional clinical practice areas will be included for recognition in Fellowship in due course.
