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A dentist’s CV is read for registration, training and the treatment you can provide.

Put your GDC registration in the contact lines, give your degree and foundation training, then describe your list: patients a day, the NHS and private mix and the treatments you do most. Finish with audit and CPD. This example is an associate dentist three years after foundation training.

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Farah Siddiqui
Associate Dentist

Profile

Associate dentist, GDC-registered since 2022, with three years in a mixed NHS and private practice after dental foundation training. Sees about 30 patients a day for examinations, fillings, crowns, extractions and root canal treatment, and is building a private list in composite bonding and clear aligners. Calm with anxious patients and children. Looking for an associate post with more endodontic and private work.

Experience

Associate Dentist Whitbeck Dental Practice, Sheffield · 2023–present

See about 30 patients a day on an NHS contract with a growing private list: examinations, radiographs, treatment plans and preventive advice.

Provide fillings, crowns, extractions and root canal treatment on molars, and refer complex cases with a clear letter.

Give nervous adults and children longer appointments and explain each step before it happens.

Plan composite bonding and clear aligner cases with photographs and written consent.

Led an audit of radiograph quality that cut retakes from 9% to 3% across the practice.

Support the practice’s two trainee dental nurses.

Dental Foundation Trainee Norton Green Dental Surgery, Rotherham · 2022–2023

Qualifications

BDS (Hons) Charnwood University School of Dentistry · 2017–2022

Dental Foundation Training, completed 2023

CPD

46 verifiable hours in the current five-year cycle, including radiography and radiation protection, safeguarding, medical emergencies and a molar endodontics course (2025).

Fictional example for a dentist. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What dental practices look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
See patients for routine checkups and cleaningAbout 30 patients a day, NHS and private
Use X-rays and scans to build a picture of a patient’s teeth, gums and jawRadiographs for each examination, and an audit that cut retakes to 3%
Plan a course of treatment with the patientTreatment plans with photographs and written consent
Carry out procedures like fillings, crowns and extractionsFillings, crowns, extractions and molar root canal treatment
Work closely with a dental team of nurses, hygienists and therapistsSupport for the practice’s two trainee dental nurses

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a dentist.

Average pay: £55,000 a year for a starter and £117,000 for an experienced dentist, working 37 to 40 hours a week (National Careers Service, checked 16 October 2026).

Facts checked against National Careers Service: Dentist on , General Dental Council: Registration on and General Dental Council: CPD scheme on .

Skills to list for this job

The skills the National Careers Service lists for a dentist, in CV wording. Put down only the ones you can show, each with where you used it.

  • Medicine and dentistry
  • Biology
  • Thorough, with close attention to detail
  • Clear spoken communication
  • Clear, logical reasoning
  • Judgement and decision-making
  • Customer service
  • Solving complex problems
  • Confident with computers and everyday software
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From the National Careers Service profile, checked 17 October 2026.

A profile if you are starting out

This CV's profile is written for someone with experience. Here is the same job at the other level: copy it, or open it in the editor with this CV and write over it.

Dental foundation trainee in a busy NHS practice, GDC-registered this summer after a BDS with outreach placements in community clinics. Sees a full list of examinations, fillings and extractions under an educational supervisor and is completing a molar root canal course. Looking for a first associate post from next September.
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Inside this example
  • Profile: 63 words here
  • Experience: 105 words here
  • Qualifications: 13 words here
  • CPD: 22 words here
  • Skills: 18 words here

How to write yours

01

Registration in the contact lines

Your GDC number at the top saves a practice manager looking for it.

02

Describe your list

Patients a day, the NHS and private mix and the treatments you do most tell a principal how you would fit their book.

03

Name the work you want more of

If you want more endodontics or private work, show what you already do and say so in the profile.

04

Show audit and CPD

An audit with a result and your CPD hours show that you keep your standards up.

Questions about a dentist CV

Do I need to be registered with the GDC?

Every dental professional must be registered with the General Dental Council before they work in the UK (General Dental Council, checked 16 October 2026). Give your registration number in your contact lines and the year you registered in your profile.

How do I list my dental degree and foundation training?

Dentists complete a 5-year degree at a dental school approved by the General Dental Council, or a 4-year course if they already have a related degree, followed by supervised postgraduate training (National Careers Service). Give your school, your degree and your foundation training with their years.

Should I put my CPD hours on my CV?

Dentists must complete at least 100 hours of verifiable CPD in each five-year cycle, with at least 10 hours in every two-year period, and make a CPD statement every year (General Dental Council, checked 16 October 2026). A line with your hours and main topics shows you are on track.

Do dentists need a DBS check?

Dentists need to pass enhanced background checks (National Careers Service). Keep your DBS details off the CV and give them when a practice asks.

Modern and one page: your GDC number and skills sit in the side column, so the main column leads with your clinical work.

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