College of General Dentistry

About the College

We are the first and only membership College wholly focused on the future of primary care dentistry.

We serve the public and patient interests in oral health care and provide a professional home for all members of the dental team. We set standards for the profession, define career pathways, and lead thought for the future of dentistry.

As we advance into the new century, new challenges face the profession in health inequalities and distribution of disease, funding of NHS care and increasing patient expectations, complexity of care and advances in technology. As the only membership organisation dedicated to general dentistry, we provide the opportunity for the profession to play its full part in addressing these challenges, with representation on committees and working groups across the UK developing national dental and oral health policy.