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1. You must provide the GDC, within seven days, the contact details and arrangements for any appointment you accept or are currently undertaking which requires GDC registration and allow the GDC to exchange information with your employer or any contracting body for which you provide dental services. You must also provide the GDC, within seven days, the contact details for the commissioning body in whose Dental Performers List you are included or seeking inclusion (at the time of application), and the details of any practices owned or part-owned by you. 2. From the date that these conditions take effect, you must inform the GDC within seven days of being notified of: i. any formal disciplinary action taken against you ii. any NHS investigation iii. any regulatory or enforcement action taken against you or a practice for which you are the registered provider iv. iv. any patient complaint received about your clinical practice or conduct at work. 3. You must inform the GDC, within seven days of these conditions taking effect, if you are registered with any overseas regulator (or equivalent authority) or within seven days of making an application for registration with any overseas regulator or equivalent authority. 4. You must not start/restart work until you have provided the GDC with evidence of training (by way of a formal certificate) in the following areas: a. Health and Safety in Dentistry/at the Dental Practice b. Fire Safety in the Dental Practice c. Medical emergency procedures d. Cross-infection e. Decontamination procedures f. Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults 5. At any time you are employed to provide dental services which require you to be registered with the GDC, you must remain under the supervision* of a workplace supervisor nominated by you and approved by the GDC. The workplace supervisor must be a GDC registered dentist, with a minimum of 10 years’ experience. You must not start/restart work until your proposed workplace supervisor has been approved by the GDC. 6. You must provide reports from your workplace supervisor to the GDC every 3 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing. The workplace supervisor’s reports should address, but are not limited to, the following areas: a. Infection prevention control b. Radiography c. Emergency procedures and preparation 7. At any time you are employed to provide dental services which require you to be registered with the GDC, you must agree to the appointment of a workplace reporter* nominated by you and approved by the GDC. The workplace reporter must be in the same category of the register as you. The workplace supervisor and workplace reporter can be the same person. You must not start/restart work until your proposed workplace reporter has been approved by the GDC. 8. You must provide reports from your workplace reporter to the GDC every 3 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing. The report must address general compliance with the conditions, completion of relevant training and any complaints received and any other relevant information. It must also refer to: a. Health and Safety in the workplace b. Fire Safety in the workplace 9. You must not work as a locum for a contract of any period of less than 3 months or undertake any out-of-hours work or on-call duties. 10. You must only work at a premises where another dental professional is working at the same time as you are working. 11. You must not be responsible for the management/administration of any dental practice, or work in the role of Practice Principal.

12. You must inform, within seven days, the following parties that your registration is subject to the conditions listed at 1 to 11: • Any organisation or person employing you or who has an arrangement with you to undertake dental work. • Any professional regulatory body you are registered with or apply to be registered with (at the time of application). • Any prospective employer (at the time of application). • The commissioning body in whose Dental Performers List you are included, or seeking inclusion (at the time of application) You must provide evidence of the above parties being informed within 7 days. *Supervised: the workplace supervisor must supervise the registrant’s day-to-day work in a way prescribed in the relevant condition or undertaking. The workplace supervisor does not need to work at the same practice as the registrant, but they must be available to provide advice or assistance if the registrant needs it. Where the workplace supervisor is unavailable through illness or planned absence, the registrant must not work, unless an approved alternative workplace supervisor is in place. The workplace supervisor must review the registrant’s work at least once a fortnight in one-to-one meetings and case-based discussions. These meetings must focus on all areas of concern identified by the conditions or undertakings. These meetings should usually be in person. If this is not possible, at least one of every two fortnightly meetings must be in person