Dental CPD Hub
Access quality online education on topics including oral cancer recognition and safeguarding children, at a time and place that suits you.
Stay on top of your professional development with our easy-to-use dental CPD Hub. Whether you're a dentist or dental care professional (DCP), our hub helps you:
Track your CPD hours and certificates
Access GDC-recommended courses
Manage your learning in one place at a time that suits you.
Why use our CPD Hub?
GDC-recommended topics ready to go : 26 hours of GDC-recommended CPD pulled together in a 'meta-course' at your disposal
Automatic tracking : Your progress and certificates are saved for ease as a member
Member benefits : Members enjoy discounted rates, free CPD content, and enhanced tracking tools.
If you’re not a member, you'll need to register as a website user to get started.
Popular dental CPD courses
We offer a wide range of courses covering essential topics:
GDC recommended topics
BDA-CRUK Oral Cancer Recognition Toolkit CPD
Child Protection and the Dental Team CPD
Complaints Handling
Core CPD on demand
Enhanced CPD
Essential Decontamination
IRMER: Dental Radiography and Radiation Protection
Medical Emergencies: Cardiac arrest
Medical Emergencies: Choking
Safeguarding Level 1 and 2: Children and adults at risk
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Case Mix
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Learning Disability and Autism: Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
Learning Disability and Autism: Reasonable Adjustments
Understanding and Confronting Sexual Harassment at Work
Other
CBCT Level 1 Training
eBooks CPD
Financial Reporting for Local Group Treasurers
Management of localised tooth wear using the sandwich technique
Searching with Ovid MEDLINE
Single Unit Implant Restorations Workshop
Situational Judgement Tests
Understanding Associate agreements
Good Practice
Contextual safeguarding
Good Practice team courses
Inclusion Essentials for Good Practice Managers
Introduction to Inclusion Essentials (Good Practice)
The importance of a Mental Health Lead
BDJ Portfolio
BDJ CPD
BDJ In Practice CPD
BDJ Team CPD
Data protection
Data Protection Officer (DPO) Training
GDPR
Radiography for DCPs
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Oral Health Education for DCPs
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Wellbeing
Mental Health in the Workplace
Tackling Stress
FAQs: CPD for dental professionals in the UK
Core CPD on-demand
More learning opportunities
…I am deeply grateful for the BDA's generous and practical support! The CPD on Demand, access to the dental library, informative BDJ publications, and welcoming events have all made a real difference in my journey.
Loads of great CPD courses, access to so many journals and books but best of all support if you need it and they seem to always work with the dentist in mind.
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FAQs: CPD for dental professionals in the UK
Dentists must complete 250 hours of dental CPD every five years, including 75 verifiable hours. You must also complete 10 verifiable hours in every two-year period and submit an annual CPD declaration to stay compliant with GDC requirements throughout your cycle.
All DCPs must complete 150 hours of CPD over five years, with the number of verifiable hours varying by role: hygienists, therapists, orthodontic therapists, and clinical dental technicians need 75 verifiable hours; whilst dental nurses and dental technicians need 50 verifiable hours.
Verifiable CPD is formally recorded, with a certificate showing the topic, date, provider and hours. Non-verifiable CPD includes self-directed learning, for example, journal reading, practice meetings, or reflection. Only verifiable CPD counts toward the GDC’s minimum verifiable requirements.
Failing to meet GDC CPD requirements can result in removal from the Register. In exceptional cases, you can apply for mitigation or a grace period. Keeping accurate records and a personal development plan helps you stay compliant and prepare for potential GDC audits.
GDC recommended CPD topics include:
- Medical emergencies: 10 hours per cycle, at least 2 per year
- Disinfection and decontamination: 5 hours per cycle
- Radiography and radiation protection: 5 hours per cycle if you take X-rays
- Safeguarding, legal and ethical issues, complaints handling, oral cancer: hours as appropriate to your role.