Overseas dental qualifications: UK registration and ORE

The opened GDC ORE application page asks for a qualification certificate and a UK ENIC Statement of Comparability. A comparison can therefore be an input to this specific application even though it is not a professional licence.

Do not replace that named document with an Ecctis immigration-language service simply because both concern qualifications. Follow the exact application’s document names.

Sources: Apply for the Overseas Registration Examination

Clinical and professional evidence have their own conditions

The ORE application also specifies clinical references, with an experience requirement, and professional-standing evidence where applicable. Read the current rules for referee, certification and document-age conditions before ordering or collecting records.

Sources: Apply for the Overseas Registration Examination

DiploWay preparation checklist

First record the intended registration route and the actual recipient. Then create separate lines for the academic comparison, clinical-reference evidence, professional standing, examination process and final registration.

Ask whether the evidence you already have matches the current application’s name and purpose. A document that helped with employment or immigration may answer a different question here.

Check the current exam and application pages before making arrangements. Admission to a candidate list, an available exam place, a passed exam and completed registration are different milestones. Keep any employment or NHS arrangements as additional checks, rather than assuming the qualification document settles them.

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General Dental Council / GDC · checked 2026-10-13 (UTC date)