UK GDC Dentists & Dental Professionals Register Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "name": "Aatush Ghanshyam Patel",
  "surname": "Patel",
  "forenames": "Aatush Ghanshyam",
  "registrationNumber": "71121",
  "registrantType": "Dentist",
  "status": "Registered",
  "register": "Dentists",
  "firstRegistered": "01 Aug 1995",
  "registeredFrom": "01 Aug 1995",
  "registeredUntil": "31 Dec 2026",
  "qualifications": "BDS Lond 1995",
  "specialistLists": null,
  "annotations": null,
  "searchTown": "London",
  "searchSurname": "Patel",
  "profileUrl": "https://olr.gdc-uk.org/SearchRegister/SearchResult?Register=100000000&FirstNameSoundsLike=False&Surname=Patel&SurnameSoundsLike=False&Town=London&IncludeErasedRegistrants=False&RegistrationNumber=71121&SortAscending=True",
  "source": "UK General Dental Council",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-06T16:03:31.609Z",
  "error": null
}

The most complete UK dental register scraper available. It returns every field the General Dental Council publishes for each registrant, plus optional per-registrant detail (first-registered date, registration period, qualifications), and gives you five filters to target exactly the dentists or dental care professionals you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches the statutory register of the UK General Dental Council, applies the filters you pass as input (surnames, towns, first name, register, GDC numbers), paginates the results, and writes one normalized record per registrant to the run's dataset. Each record carries the full name, GDC registration number, registrant type, registration status, and the register searched. When withDetails is on, the actor opens each registrant's profile and adds the first-registered date, current registration period, held qualifications, specialist lists and annotations. Missing source values are returned as null.

Data covers the two GDC registers: Dentists, and Dental Care Professionals (hygienists, therapists, dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians and orthodontic therapists). All anti-bot handling is internal; you never configure a proxy.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns registered dentists named Patel in London with full profile detail.

{
  "surnames": ["Patel"],
  "towns": ["London"],
  "register": "dentists",
  "maxRegistrants": 40
}

Provide at least one surname in surnames, or one GDC number in registrationNumbers. Each surname (and each town) runs its own search, so you can build a larger list in one run. A common surname with no town may return too many results; add a town or a first name to narrow it.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
surnames	string[]	conditional	(none)	One or more surnames to search, for example ["Patel"]. Each surname runs its own search. Required unless you pass registrationNumbers.
towns	string[]	no	(any)	Restrict results to one or more towns or cities, for example ["London", "Leicester"]. Useful to narrow a common surname.
firstName	string	no	(empty)	Filter to registrants whose first name matches this value.
register	enum	no	dentists	Which register to search: dentists, dcp (Dental Care Professionals), or all.
registrationNumbers	string[]	no	(none)	Look up specific registrants directly by GDC registration number. Can be used with or without surnames.
includeErased	boolean	no	false	Include registrants who have been erased or are no longer currently registered.
withDetails	boolean	no	true	Open each registrant's profile page to also capture first-registered date, registration period and qualifications. Turn off for faster, lighter runs.
maxRegistrants	integer	no	40	Maximum number of registrant records to collect across the whole run.

Searches run as a surname-by-town matrix; an empty towns list searches nationwide.

Output reference

One dataset item per registrant. Types: string, boolean, or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Full name (forenames plus surname).
surname	string	Registrant surname.
forenames	string	Registrant forenames.
registrationNumber	string	GDC registration number, unique per registrant.
registrantType	string	Dentist or Dental Care Professional.
status	string	Registration status, for example Registered.
register	string	Register searched: Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, or All Registers.
firstRegistered	string	Date first registered with the GDC, present when withDetails is on.
registeredFrom	string	Start of the current registration period, present when withDetails is on.
registeredUntil	string	End of the current registration period, present when withDetails is on.
qualifications	string	Held qualifications, present when withDetails is on, else null.
specialistLists	string	Specialist lists the registrant is on, or null.
annotations	string	Register annotations, or null.
searchTown	string	Town used for this search, or null for a nationwide search.
searchSurname	string	Surname used for this search, or null for a direct GDC-number lookup.
profileUrl	string	Direct link to the registrant's profile on the GDC register.
source	string	Always UK General Dental Council.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	null on success. On a failed or empty run, a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"surnames":["Patel"],"towns":["London"],"register":"dentists"}):

{
  "name": "Aatush Ghanshyam Patel",
  "surname": "Patel",
  "forenames": "Aatush Ghanshyam",
  "registrationNumber": "71121",
  "registrantType": "Dentist",
  "status": "Registered",
  "register": "Dentists",
  "firstRegistered": "01 Aug 1995",
  "registeredFrom": "01 Aug 1995",
  "registeredUntil": "31 Dec 2026",
  "qualifications": "BDS Lond 1995",
  "specialistLists": null,
  "annotations": null,
  "searchTown": "London",
  "searchSurname": "Patel",
  "profileUrl": "https://olr.gdc-uk.org/SearchRegister/SearchResult?Register=100000000&FirstNameSoundsLike=False&Surname=Patel&SurnameSoundsLike=False&Town=London&IncludeErasedRegistrants=False&RegistrationNumber=71121&SortAscending=True",
  "source": "UK General Dental Council",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-06T16:03:31.609Z",
  "error": null
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~uk-gdc-dentists-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"surnames":["Patel"],"towns":["London"],"register":"dentists","maxRegistrants":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~uk-gdc-dentists-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"surnames":["Jones"],"towns":["Cardiff"],"register":"dcp","maxRegistrants":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/uk-gdc-dentists-scraper \
  --input '{"registrationNumbers":["71121"],"register":"dentists"}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per registrant returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• Detail add-on. When withDetails is on, each registrant whose profile page is successfully fetched also charges a details event. Set withDetails to false to skip this.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors or matches nothing, the actor writes a single item with an error field and does not charge for it.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for a higher maxRegistrants.
• Too many results. A very common surname with no town can exceed what the register will list; the run logs this and asks you to add a town or first name.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned only an error record. Why? You ran with neither surnames nor registrationNumbers, or the search matched nothing. Add a surname (and optionally a town), or a GDC number. These cases are not charged.

How do I search dental nurses and hygienists? Set register to dcp for Dental Care Professionals, or all to search both registers at once.

Why are qualifications and firstRegistered null? Those come from each registrant's profile page and appear only when withDetails is on. With withDetails off, the actor returns the fast list-level fields only.

How do I look up one specific dentist? Put their GDC number in registrationNumbers. You can pass several numbers to fetch many exact registrants in one run.

Can I include erased or historic registrants? Yes. Set includeErased to true to include registrants who are no longer currently registered.

Is this an official GDC tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with the General Dental Council. It reads only data the GDC publishes in its public online register. Use it in accordance with the GDC terms.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with the UK General Dental Council. Accesses only the publicly available GDC online register. Use in accordance with the GDC terms.