Following the completion of the 2021 dental care professional (DCP) annual renewal fee collection, there are now 69,625 DCPs on the register as of 3 August, which is an increase on the equivalent figure for 2020 of 68,871.
This year, 4,618 people did not renew their registration, which is 6.6% of those on the register on 31 July, compared with an average of 6.5% over the preceding five years.
Every year, people choose to leave the register for a range of reasons but in the past year there has been a net increase in DCP registrants over this renewal cycle.
| DCP Annual Renewal Fees | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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ARF payments received (by 31 July) |
65,061 | 66,362 | 67,679 | 68,539 | 68,751 | 69,556 |
| Other registrations1 | 164 | 163 | 120 | 99 | 120 | 69 |
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Register count following removals2 |
65,225 | 66,525 | 67,799 | 68,638 | 68,871 | 69,625 |
| Removals3 | 4,584 | 4,310 | 4,564 | 4,022 | 4,562 | 4,618 |
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Removals as % of ARF payments received |
7.0% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
1 The register numbers change daily. The register count includes ARF payments, restorations, Fitness to Practise retentions and new additions to the register (between 1 and 3 August for 2021).
2 Register count in week following the renewal period (for 2021 this was 3 August).
3 Reasons for removal include voluntary removal, non-payment, retirement, and notifications of death.
