The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is the only professional membership body in the UK specifically for general dental practice. Our membership of over 4,000 members reflects the full range and depth of the general dental practice team, including students currently studying to become dentists. With the majority of dentistry carried out in primary dental care, a significant number of our members work in the NHS, in the UK.
If you work in general dental practice, FGDP(UK) is here to help you develop and enhance your career and improve the standards of care in your profession. We seek to improve the standard of care delivered to patients through standard setting, publications, postgraduate training and assessment, education and research. We offer specialist training to dentists and dental practitioners, supporting ambitious individuals to delivery high quality care for their patients.