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Members of public

Protecting patients

Our key purpose is to ensure patients are protected. 

Standards of care

When you make an appointment you expect standards of care, but if your expectations aren't met or if something goes wrong with your treatment, help is available.
 
Read our publication 'Smile' to find out more about what you should expect from your dental professional:
 
Smile (732KB, PDF)
 
Smile is available in six languages

Checking registration

Your dentist or dental care professional should be registered with us. You can check a dental professional's regististration by searching our online register.

Finding a specialist

As well as the dental professionals register, we hold lists of dental specialists. Any registered dentist can work in a particular field of dentistry (such as orthodontics or oral surgery), but only those on our specialist lists can call themselves a 'specialist'.

Raising concerns

If you have concerns that lead you to believe that a dental professional should not be treating patients at all, you should get in touch.