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Begin an application.

A file opened today reaches Part I in approximately eight months. No shortcut, no fast track — the file you submit is the file the Council sees.

Eight-month median Two-Fellow review Signed receipt within 48h Annual cohort entry
Section I · the candidate

Your identity and licence.

Section II · the class applied for

Which class.

You may apply for one class only. See membership for requirements.
Section III · case series & references

Your file.

Section IV · the signature

The Six Articles.

By signing below, you are not yet a member. You are confirming that the Six Articles describe how you intend to practise, and that you understand that admission is contingent on the Council's review, examination, and approval.

A signed receipt arrives within 48 hours of submission.
Before you submit

The document checklist.

Identity & licence · all classes
  • ‣ National identity document (passport preferred)·
  • ‣ Current dental licence, issuing authority & number·
  • ‣ Degree certificate (D.D.S./D.M.D./B.D.S.) — issuing institution·
  • ‣ A signed photograph (passport-style, recent)·
Case series · Member & Fellow only
  • ‣ Twelve cases · imaging of record, dated·
  • ‣ Written rationale for each, signed and dated·
  • ‣ Twelve-month outcomes (six-month minimum for last case)·
  • ‣ Patient consent on file — operator-of-record clause·
References · all classes
  • ‣ Two professional references with full contact·
  • ‣ At least one Fellow for Class I applications·
  • ‣ A mentor letter for Class III (Associate)·
  • ‣ Institutional enrolment letter for Class IV·
Disclosure · all classes
  • ‣ Industry payments, last three years·
  • ‣ Equity in implant or biomaterials firms·
  • ‣ Paid speaking, supplier exclusivity·
  • ‣ Family interests in any of the above·
Litigation history · all classes
  • ‣ Any open malpractice action, in any jurisdiction·
  • ‣ Settled or dismissed actions in the last ten years·
  • ‣ Licensing-board investigations, any outcome·
Practice details · all classes
  • ‣ Clinic address, telephone, hours·
  • ‣ Sterilisation & traceability protocols on file·
  • ‣ Languages spoken at the clinic·

A complete file shortens verification. An incomplete file is held open for thirty days for completion, then returned.

From file to Fellow

An eight-month timeline.

  1. Week 0Application submitted, signed receipt within 48 hours; file number assigned.
  2. Weeks 1 – 4Licence verification with the issuing authority. Typical four to twelve weeks; longer for licences from outside the standard list of 74.
  3. Weeks 4 – 10Case-series review by two Fellows drawn by lot. They may write to you for clarification; you may submit additional records.
  4. Week 12Desk review outcome. Pass: you are scheduled for the next Part I sitting. Hold: you have thirty days to address noted deficiencies. Fail: you receive a written explanation and may resubmit after twelve months.
  5. Weeks 16 – 20Part I examination. Six hours written, in Madrid, Geneva, or Boston. Results within five working days.
  6. Weeks 26 – 30Part II oral defence. Forty minutes before three Fellows drawn by lot. Outcome announced on the same day.
  7. Week 32Admission & signature of the Six Articles. Witnessed by the Secretary, filed in the public registry the same day.

What happens next.

Your file is logged the day it arrives. The Registrar verifies your licence with the issuing authority; this takes between four and twelve weeks. Two Fellows are drawn by lot to read your case series and your written rationale; they may write to you for clarification.

If your file passes desk review, you are scheduled for the next available Part I sitting — held in Madrid, Geneva, and Boston, three times a year. If you pass Part I, you are scheduled for Part II within six months.

If your file does not pass desk review, you receive a written explanation and the right to resubmit after twelve months. There is no appeal at this stage, because nothing has been decided against you — only that the file as it stands is not ready.