The General Dental Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Professions Complementary to Dentistry) Rules Order of Council 2008

Restoration to the register: evidence required in different circumstances

11.—(1) This rule applies to an application for restoration to the register made by a person (“the applicant”) who was previously registered and whose name was erased from the register for any reason.

(2) Where the applicant’s application is received by the registrar—

(a) no more than one year after the date on which the applicant’s name was erased; and

(b) after the end of the CPD cycle during which the applicant’s name was erased,

the application shall be accompanied by written evidence that the applicant has complied with the CPD requirement for the CPD cycle during which the applicant’s name was erased from the register.

(3) Where the applicant’s application is received by the registrar—

(a) more than one year after the date on which the applicant’s name was erased; and

(b) before the end of the CPD cycle during which the applicant’s name was erased,

the application shall be accompanied by written evidence that the applicant has completed at least 30 hours of CPD, of which at least 10 hours shall be verifiable CPD, for each whole CPD year that has elapsed since the beginning of the CPD cycle during which the applicant’s name was erased from the register until the date of the applicant’s application under this rule.

(4) Where the applicant’s application is received by the registrar—

(a) more than one year after the date on which the applicant’s name was erased; and

(b) after the end of the CPD cycle during which the applicant’s name was erased,

the application shall be accompanied by the written evidence referred to in paragraph (5).

(5) The evidence referred to in paragraph (4) is written evidence that the applicant has—

(a) complied with the CPD requirement for the CPD cycle during which the applicant’s name was erased; and

(b) completed at least 30 hours of CPD, of which at least 10 hours shall be verifiable CPD, for each whole CPD year that has elapsed since the end of the CPD cycle during which the applicant’s name was erased from the register until the date of the applicant’s application under this rule.

(6) Where the applicant’s name was erased from the register as a result of the applicant having not complied with the CPD requirement for a particular CPD cycle, the applicant’s application shall be accompanied by written evidence that the applicant has undertaken an amount of CPD equal to the outstanding balance for that CPD cycle.

(7) The evidence required under paragraph (6) shall be provided in addition to any evidence the applicant may be required to provide under paragraph (2), (3) or (4).

(8) The maximum amount of CPD for which an applicant shall be required to provide evidence to the registrar under this rule shall be 150 hours, of which at least 50 hours must be verifiable CPD.

(9) Where an applicant is required to produce evidence of the maximum amount of CPD referred to in paragraph (8), the CPD shall have been undertaken during the five year period immediately preceding the application.