GDC Registration Number

Change History

 

DDCN 2013 / 10

Redundant Data Items

DSCN 2013 / 01

Retirement of ‘Medical & Dental Staff Census’ (SBH50-59A) and ‘Non-Medical Staffing’ data collections

DSCN (2007) 02 (W)

To update the NHS Wales Dictionary with the format change to the GMC, GDC and Practice Codes.

 

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

 

Data Set / Collection

Valid From

Valid To

General

 

 

SBH50-59a

 

2nd January 2013

 

General Dental Council – GDC

This is the registration number as shown on the certificate of the registration for a Dentist or Dental Care Professional.

 

For Dental Practitioners:-

Format: 8 character alpha-numeric

Value

Meaning

DDNNNNNN

Code for fully registered Dentist or Dental Care Professional.

DD/NNNNN

Code for fully registered or temporarily registered dentist. (The slash character represents a space. The slash must not be used in data for central returns)

 

Note: For those dental surgeons who also hold medical registration, the GMC number should be entered in all central returns.

The first two characters are always filled with the prefix DD, the remainder is filled with 5 or 6 numeric digits of the GDC number, justified right. If any spaces are left these must not include the slash on the central returns.

These codes can be checked by visiting the GDC website: www.gdc-uk.org