Fees
The General Dental Council is funded by the fees registrants pay to get on, and remain on, the Register. We do not receive any funding from patients or the government.
Fees explained
Registration fee: All dental professionals pay a fee to enter their name onto the dentist or dental care professional Register for the first time. This is the
registration fee.
Annual retention fee (ARF): Once you are registered, you will need to pay the
annual retention fee for each year you would like your name to remain on the Register.
Restoration fee: If you remove your name from the Register, or you are removed by us for non-payment of the ARF or non-completion of CPD hours and you
apply restore your name, you will pay a
restoration fee.