Expert membership

For practice owners looking to save time and money, run a safe and compliant practice and ensure patients get the best possible care.

Trustworthy commercial advice

Whenever you need help you can call or email our expert advisors for personalised one-to-one advice to help you avoid legal and financial trouble. They're on hand to help with everything from associate contracts to tax.

Our solicitors, barristers and HR experts will guide you through the legalese, complex processes and troubleshoot your problems.

You'll have access to over 150 policies and templates to use in your practice. Our expert advisors write and publish the ones you need, not ones you don't. The customisable policies, templates and checklists will help you to run a safe, efficient and compliant practice.

Checklists	Audits	Templates
Confidentiality Consent COSHH controls DSE risk assessment Health and safety Recruiting and employing staff Risk assessmenT	Antibiotic prescribing tool Disability access audit GDPR access to information GDPR information Healthcare waste audit(pre-acceptance) Infection control audit Oral cancer risk factor Patient waiting times Radiograph quality audit Radiograph quality audit FAQs Record keeping Respiratory protective equipment - monthly maintenance checks Risk assessment – Legionella Supplier contracts	Associate contracts Business continuity Cash flow Complaints Contracts Data storage policies Fees and payments Health and safety HR templates Menopause New patient communications Partnership agreements Prescribing Radiation Risk assessment Safeguarding Stress Vaccinations Whistleblowing

Checklists

Confidentiality
Consent
COSHH controls
DSE risk assessment
Health and safety
Recruiting and employing staff
Risk assessment

Audits

Antibiotic prescribing tool
Disability access audit
GDPR access to information
GDPR information
Healthcare waste audit(pre-acceptance)
Infection control audit
Oral cancer risk factor
Patient waiting times
Radiograph quality audit
Radiograph quality audit FAQs
Record keeping
Respiratory protective equipment - monthly maintenance checks
Risk assessment – Legionella
Supplier contracts

Templates

Associate contracts
Business continuity
Cash flow
Complaints
Contracts
Data storage policies
Fees and payments
Health and safety
HR templates
Menopause
New patient communications
Partnership agreements
Prescribing
Radiation
Risk assessment
Safeguarding
Stress
Vaccinations
Whistleblowing

If and when things go wrong, we’ll help with mediation for associateship disputes between members to avoid costly adversarial litigation. We know how important relationships are in a small profession like yours.

Associate contract checking

We'll review and provide advice on your associate contract to make sure it's appropriate and legally sound. Paying for this advice from a high street law firm could set you back £1000 – plus they won’t know dentistry.

Learning and development

Joining as a member gets you access to 270 hours of CPD to show your commitment to professionalism.

NEW! Earn 26 hours of GDC-recommended CPD at a time and place that suits you. Each course can be taken in your own time: your progress will be saved, so you can dip in and out of the courses as needed.

Enjoy access to the BDJ portfolio with 70 hours of CPD each year, plus Europe’s largest dental library.

Earn, track and manage your learning in our CPD hub.

If you prefer learning in person, get discounts on training days, lecture-based seminars, practical hands-on workshops, multi-speaker conferences, and live evening webinars through our courses and events offer.

Connect with colleagues through a branch or section event happening near you.

Keep up to date

Join your peers and colleagues enjoying the BDJ twice a month and stay up to date with what's happening in dentistry around the UK with BDJ In Practice and regular newsletters.

Looking after the people that matter

If you, your spouse or a dependant need counselling or emotional support, call Health Assured whenever you need it. You can access the helpline 24/7, 365 days a year. You’re not alone.

The support of your trade union

We represent dentistry to governments and the regulator. Activism isn't for everyone but lending your support just by being a part of the BDA means we have a louder voice: Together, we're stronger.

For £132.98 per month

The minimum membership period is 12 months, and you can choose to pay annually, quarterly or monthly.
Learn more about our fees

Choose Expert

We're delighted that you want to join us! If you are new to the BDA and our website, you will need to register with us and confirm your email as a first step in the join process. If you already have a user account, you can head straight to My BDA to set up your membership of choice.

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Want to join over the phone?

For membership queries or to join over the phone please call: 020 7563 4550. We may record telephone conversations to offer you additional security, resolve complaints, for regulatory compliance and to improve our service standards. Conversations may also be monitored for staff training purposes. You will be alerted to this when you call.

FOR EXPERT MEMBERS

HR consultancy services

If you have recruitment and selection pressures, or grievances or disciplinaries looming, we’ll take over. Our HR, practice management and business consultants will listen to your dilemma and design a plan to deal with the issues. Save yourself time and money. Delegate your HR to us.

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