Candidate policies
Eligibility Criteria for Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations
The eligibility criteria for the examinations were published on 17 July 2025, setting out the pathways leading to the examinations. The criteria should be read in conjunction with the transitional considerations, setting out rules that will be in place during the transitional period between exam systems.
Transitional considerations for Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations
The transitional considerations for the examinations were published on 17 July 2025, with a revision on 13 September 2025 setting out rules that will be in place in the transitional period between exam systems. These considerations should be read in conjunction with the eligibility criteria.
Developing the examinations
The first examinations will take place in Autumn 2026. Policy documents are being drafted for the examinations. These will be published here as they become available.