National standards

CQC registration - England

This advice provides an overview of the CQC’s application for the CQC’s registration process.

CQC - changing registration - England

This advice describes the circumstances that require you to change your CQC registration.

CQC - compliance requirements

This advice takes you through the CQC’s compliance requirements and what you will need to demonstrate when you are inspected.

CQC - monitoring approach

Suggestions for CQC pre-inspection telephone call queries

CQC - inspection and reports

This advice describes the CQC inspection and the subsequent report.

Northern Ireland: RQIA

Scotland: CPI

Wales: HIW

This advice is an overview of the registration process for private dental practices, as required by Health Inspectorate Wales (HIW).

General Dental Council

National Standards of Healthcare and Cleanliness

Download our cleaning schedules, including separate documents for each procedure that must be carried out at different times. These can be modified to suit what happens in individual members' practices.

Title 'Dr'

This advice serves as a guide on the use of the title 'Dr' in dentistry.

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