Can Overseas Dentist work as Dental Hygienist in UK?

If GDC accepts and the application is successful, the foreign-trained Dentists will be eligible for registration. Upon registration, they can work in the UK.

Overseas qualified Dentists are eligible to submit an application with General Dental Council (GDC) for an individual assessment to register as a Dental Hygienist or Dental Therapist. If GDC accepts and the application is successful, the foreign-trained Dentists will be eligible for registration. Upon registration, they can work in the UK.

Foreign Dentist working as Dental Hygienist in UK.

Overseas Dentist can work as a Dental Hygienists

Foreign Dentists can only work in UK (as a Dentist) after they register with GDC

Those who are qualified as Dentist outside the EU or UK are not able to practice Dentistry in the UK unless they get registered with General Dental Council (GDC). To be eligible to register, foreign Dentists have to go through a rigorous process of passing pre-registration exams which normally takes a few years to complete.

During the transition period, many overseas Dentists are found working outside Dentistry. There is no other option to get back to clinical work till the exams are clear and GDC accepts the registration. Overseas Dental Hygienist can work as Detal Hygienist in the UK

Overseas Dentists working as Trainee Dental Nurses in UK

During the phase of preparing for ORE or LDS pre-registration exams, the only option (previously) for overseas qualified Dentist to be working in the Dental environment was to find a job as a Trainee Dental Nurse. A Trainee Dental Nurse or Dental Nurse usually support dentist and hygienist or therapist in all aspects of patients’ dental care. There are also a lot of overseas Dentists who are qualified and registered with GDC as a Dental Nurse.

Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist registration in UK for Overseas Dentists

Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists are exceptionally prepared to work with the dentists to offer consideration to patients and can help with your treatment plan. Many are qualified as both hygienist and therapist. They have a significant impact on dental health care.

General Dental Council (GDC) guidelines for registration under Section 36 (C) of the Dentists Act 1984, allows overseas Dental Hygienists but also Dentists to register as Dental Hygienist following an individual assessment.

As a GDC registered Dental Hygienist or Dental Therapist you will be in a better position due to the knowledge of NHS rules and regulations, and complaints handling procedures and dental sofwares etc.

Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists are exceptionally prepared to work with the dentists to offer consideration to patients and can help with your treatment plan. Many are qualified as both hygienist and therapist. They have a significant impact on dental health care.

Dental hygienists are essentially worried about ‘preventive’ dental wellbeing and treating gum disease – indicating you right home care and making sure to help you to keep your teeth and gums solid. Just as doing practically everything that a dental hygienist does, a dental therapist can likewise do some dental methods that patients are increasingly used to be done by a dentist. A dental therapist can do fillings, extract ‘child’ teeth, place preformed crowns on infant teeth and do treatment utilising all the materials a dentist would utilise.

If you have any questions regarding the process, or are looking for support during this important phase, please feel free to contact us.