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Use of Professional Titles and Designations

Guidelines for proper use of dental professional titles. Learn about approved designations, display requirements, and regulations for representing your qualifications.

Last updated 7 April 2025

For dentists under Division I of the register, who are not registered under the Dental Specialist Register, they may use titles such as "Dental Surgeon", "Dentist" or " General Dental Practitioner".

For dentists under Division II of the register, they may use titles such as “Registered Dentist” or “Dentist”.

For Dentists registered under the Dental Specialist Register, they will only use the titles " Dental Specialist in (Specialty)" or the title of "Endodontist"; "Orthodontist"; "Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeon"; "Periodontist"; "Pedodontist" or "Prosthodontist".

Designations such as "Registrar, Senior Registrar, Associate Consultant, Consultant, Senior Consultant" are hospital or institution appointments can only be used by registered hospital or institution appointed staff. These designations should not be linked to any specialty of Dentistry eg "Consultant Prosthodontist". These designations and appointments should instead relate to departments, hospitals or institutions awarding such designations.

The use of such titles, designations and qualifications should be used as follows:

Dr ABC
BDS (S'pore), Grad Dip Dental Implantology (S'pore)
Dental Surgeon
XYZ Dental Clinic

or

Dr ABC
BDS (S'pore); MSc (Endodontics) Lond
Dental Specialist in Endodontics (or Endodontist)
Consultant, Dept of Restorative Dentistry
XYZ Hospital