About to graduate?

Click here if you are about to graduate in Scotland 

Become a graduate member of Dental Protection and receive a whole range of benefits and support preparing you for your future career. Graduate membership costs £15 and gives you 14 months indemnity from when you start work. We know you have a lot on your plate during your fifth year but we recommend you try and organise your graduate membership as soon as you can to take full advantage of the membership package.

Don't forget... all practising dentists in the UK are now required by the GDC to be a member of a defence organisation. To join, print the PDF application and return it to the Freepost address shown on the form.

Discount offers

Get prepared for your exams with discounted books and online revision plus other special offers.

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Your Future Starts Here

Dental Protection understands that final year is a hectic time for you and we want to support you as much as possible, now and as you prepare to start work. Although working life may seem a long way off - your final year will be increasingly busy and it's good to get as prepared as possible. This is why we have created ‘Your Future Starts Here' - a final year pack tailored to your needs and filled with advice and useful information for a successful future. Click here for more information and to request your free pack.

Benefits of graduate membership:

• 14 months extended indemnity
  You receive 14 months indemnity from the date you start work - an extra 2 months indemnity for free. During this time you can seek assistance from us with any claims for negligence, damages and associated legal costs.
• Dento-legal helpline
  To prevent any sleepless nights, you will have access to our experienced team of 48 dento-legal advisers, including an emergancy helpline available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• The Class Yearbook
  This extremely popular gift perfectly captures your time at dental school.
• £25 discount off the subscription price of Dental Update magazine during your vocational training years.
• Law & Ethics pack, a dozen steps to good dental ethics. 12 modules including ethics, values and the law; personal conduct; ethics and business and many more.
• Your own publication
  Riskmatters, a biannual publication, covers a broad range of risk management issues, with a specific focus on the issues faced by young dentists.

Working abroad?

Many graduates consider working abroad as an option following qualification and vocational training. Dental Protection is the only UK-based protection organisation that operates internationally.

We operate in 70 countries worldwide so it is likely we will be able to indemnify you in your chosen destination.

The Working in Australia and the Working down under articles, explore the work opportunities for new graduates in Australia, which continues to be one of the most popular destinations for UK graduates to work. Dental Protection has a Brisbane office, which makes arranging your indemnity in Australia an easy process.

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Here to help!

We understand this is a hectic time for you so we want to support you as much as possible now and as you start work. Please get in touch with your school regional membership co-ordinator if you have any questions regarding membership or need advice or assistance about preparing for work.

If an incident occurs or you would like to speak to a dento-legal adviser, please call 0845 608 4000